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TUCO lists finalists for extempo and freestyle competitions

03 February 2026
This content originally appeared on Trinidad Guardian.

TU­CO an­nounced fi­nal­ists for the Na­tion­al Ex­tem­po and Na­tion­al Freestyle Com­pe­ti­tions 2026 af­ter pre­lim­i­nary and se­mi-fi­nal rounds on Feb­ru­ary 2 at the Radis­son Ho­tel, Port of Spain. In ex­tem­po, fi­nal­ists Akeem Chance Preedy, Bri­an Lon­don, Joseph La Place­liere Lin­go, Kedell No­ray Dr Kno, My­ron Bruce Ca­lyp­so Nite, Nes­ta Box­ill Sekon Sta and Win­ston Pe­ters Gyp­sy will com­pete against Ex­tem­po Cham­pi­on Phillip Mur­ray Black Sage.

In freestyle, fi­nal­ists Ed­son De Bourgh Medic, Heav­en Charles Snakey, Ju­maane Cox Ju­by, My­ron Bruce Ca­lyp­so Nite, Nes­ta Box­ill Sekon Sta, Ro­han Richards Fire­ball and Ro­mano Ra­goonaths­ingh Prove­ri­al­ist will face Freestyle Cham­pi­on Akeem Chance Preedy.

The fi­nals take place on Feb­ru­ary 10 at the Na­tion­al Acad­e­my for the Per­form­ing Arts, Port of Spain, from 7pm.