Dominica’s Olympic Gold champion triple jumper, Thea Lafond-Gadson continues to obtain items on her go to to her residence nation.
Lafond-Gadson made historical past by changing into the island’s first Olympic medalist on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The star athlete acquired a cheque of EC$150,200 from the Nationwide Financial institution of Dominica which awarded her $10,000 for each meter of her profitable bounce.
Lafond-Gadson made a formidable bounce of 15.02 meters, a nationwide report.
The financial institution organized a particular meet-and-greet occasion to permit employees members to interact with the Olympic champion and have a good time her success.
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Carla Roudette, who represented the financial institution’s managing director on the occasion remarked: ‘Now we have admired Thea by way of her eloquent engagements over the previous few weeks and her love for her homeland, Dominica. We’re extraordinarily happy with your achievements. Phrases can’t specific the delight we proceed to really feel.’
Lafond-Gadson additionally acquired a money reward of EC$400,000 from the federal government of Dominica together with a portion of land, a diplomatic passport, and a sports activities facility will probably be named in her honor, she can even obtain Dominica’s highest award of honor in the course of the nation’s independence celebrations this November.
