Caribbean athletes have created historical past as Dominica’s Thea Lafond (ladies’s triple bounce) and Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred (ladies’s 100m) have gained their first Olympic gold medals. Grenada’s, Lindon Victor’s bronze at Males’s Decathlon and Jamaica’s, Shanieka Rickets Silver in Girls’s triple bounce is one other achievement for Caribbean athletes at Olympic video games held on 3rd August 2024.
Thea Lafond, representing Dominica secured the highest place in Girls’s Triple Bounce as she gained with a outstanding leap of 15.02 metres. Lafond’s victory is a second to rejoice for Dominicans as it’s the first Gold for the nation. Aside from this, Jamaica’s Shanieka Rickets grabbed second place within the Triple Bounce class as she jumped 14.78m, whereas Jasmine Moore of USA ended up third with 14.67m.
Saint Lucia Julian Alfred emerged victorious in Girls’s 100m as she scored a powerful time of 10.72 seconds. Alfred’s victory is a big achievement as it’s Saint Lucia’s first gold within the Olympic historical past. She competed the USA champions Sha’Carri Richardson, who ended up second and Melissa Jefferson who acquired a bronze.
Then again, Grenada’s Lindon Victor, a Decathlon participant gained an Olympic bronze within the Males’s class by scoring 8711 factors. Victor who’s a two-time gold medallist within the commonwealth video games, this 12 months lagged behind Germany’s Leo Neugebauer who secured second place with 8748 factors. Whereas, Markus Rooth of Norway secured first place with 8796 factors.
Apparently, Jamaica’s well-known participant and velocity queen Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce who can be a two-time gold medallist and one bronze and Silver missed out on performing within the Girls’s 100 m occasion on account of an damage. This Olympics was the final for the 37-years-old athlete which crushed her desires to chase a medal this 12 months.
The athletes have been congratulated for his or her achievements on social media by a number of political leaders on their success. The Prime minister of Saint Lucia, Philip J Pierre in his Fb submit said in his submit said that
“Congratulations to Saint Lucia’s very personal, Julien Alfred for successful gold within the Girls’s 100m, 10.72s and Thea Lafond of Dominica for bringing house the gold within the Girls’s Triple Bounce 15.02m. Congratulations to Lindon Victor of Grenada on successful the bronze medal within the Males’s Decathlon.”
Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit alternatively emphasised Thea Lafond’s win as “a really monumental achievement”
“Thanks for at all times representing our nation with such grace and dignity. Your triumph in Paris stands amongst our proudest moments as a nation!” the PM added.
Andrew Holness the Prime minister of Jamaica congratulated everybody as he famous, “What a sensational silver end for Jamaica! Congratulations to Shanieka Ricketts on successful a silver medal”
Notably, the Caribbean holds a legacy for producing world class athletes and this 12 months the historic wins by the athletes’ marks as a testomony to the arduous work and dedication of the area to supply higher sports activities facility to the athletes. Many extra gamers from the area are but to compete on the greatest sports activities occasion lighting a hope in netizens for extra medals sooner or later.
