After hoisting three gold medals in the 35-39 years category at the recent North, Central and Caribbean World Masters Athletics (NCCWMA) in Costa Rica, sprint queen Alisha Fortune yesterday said that she was happy to be first to the tape.
However, what made the patriotic athlete truly proud was the rare instance in which Guyana’s national anthem was played while she was atop the podium draped in the colors of the Golden Arrowhead.
It is very rare that the national anthem is played at a global sporting event. When that happens,