Roseau, Dominica: Thea Lafond has gained Dominica’s first-ever gold medal within the Girls’s Triple Bounce on the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. She secured the victory with a leap of 15.0M, which turned out to be one of the best leap on the earth this 12 months.
Thea Lafond made her worldwide debut after 10 years and landed a PB with an enormous victory. She defeated Cuba’s Leyanis Perez Hernandez who secured the second place with a leap of 14.90M, alternatively, the bronze medal went to Ana Peleterio-Compaore of Spain with 14.75M.
In an interview after the victory, Alfred added that she needed to win Dominica’s first World Indoor title, much like Julien Alfred for Saint Lucia within the 60m final evening. She mentioned that she is the one athlete from her nation and successful the gold medal is nice for the little island with a inhabitants of 70, 000 individuals, so this one is for her individuals, all of her individuals.
She added,”I’m hoping that my victory will encourage the technology of younger Dominican athletes who will work onerous and may drive them to one thing superb.”
The victory has garnered a number of needs and appreciation for Thea Lafond from throughout Dominica together with Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit and Melissa Skerrit. The residents has been celebrating the large win of the athlete and reffering her because the “pleased with the nation”.
PM Skerrit mentioned,” Thea Lafond has gained Dominica’s first World Athletics gold medal within the Girls’s Triple Bounce on the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. Congratulations Champ! Dominica celebrates you.”
Melissa Skerrit- Minister of Housing of Dominica prolonged greetings to the athlete.
Apart from this, Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia- Ernest Hilaire additionally prolonged needs to Thea Lafond. He added,” Assist me prolong congratulations to Thea La Fond, and by extension the individuals of Dominica, who captured gold within the Girls’s Triple Bounce on the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.”
He additionally recalled the achievement of Julien Alfred and talked about these athletes are bold, and hailed from the Caribbean. He added,” Each being the primary from their international locations to realize feats globally. A sentimental second for Caribbean girls, rising collectively”
Others additionally took to social media to congratulate the athlete and mentioned that she represented the nation with proud and place the nation on the world map. One talked about,” Congratulations Thea LaFond from our lovely island of Dominica as she made historical past on the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, turning into the primary Dominican to win a medal on the occasion. She secured gold within the triple leap with a lifetime greatest and world-leading 15.01m leap.”
Many additionally added,” We have to have a good time our athletes usually on a nationwide degree. Is there a billboard of her wherever round Dominica..like on the airport?”