On June 29, 2016, Their Excellencies Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona ORTT, SC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Mrs Reema Carmona, hosted a reception for the selected Athletic Team who will represent this country at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Former Miss World, Giselle Laronde-West, won a bronze medal in Jakarta, Indonesia at the 12 Shoto-kan Karate International Federation (SKIF) world championships, held August 26–28, 2016. Forty-six countries participated, with approximately 900 competitors in 63 categories. Giselle competed against seven others in her kata division, placing third, behind two Italians.