The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (SporTT) has issued a media release clarifying its decision to place funding for National Governing Bodies (NGBs) on hold — a move that ultimately contributed to the non-participation of members of the national junior cycling team at the Junior Pan American Championships in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

In the release, SporTT pushed back against recent media reports and public criticism surrounding the team’s absence from the regional competition, stating that the decision to suspend subventions was neither sudden nor arbitrary.

According to SporTT, all NGBs under its purview were formally notified by the Sport Development Unit (SDU) as far back as February 2026 that funding approvals had been placed on hold indefinitely, pending administrative and financial review processes.