Alisha Fortune’s three-for-three

Alisha Fortune proudly smiling with the three World Masters Athletic Outdoor Championship gold medals she won in Lyon, France.

Standing atop the podium and hearing the National Anthem play on three occasions at the just concluded World Masters Athletic Outdoor Championship in Lyon, France was the proudest moment of Alisha Fortune’s 31-year track and field career.

“It was amazing,” the 40-year track star told Stabroek Sport yesterday. “Being on the podium at a Games of that magnitude and hearing our national anthem play was definitely the proudest moment of my life.”

The 40-year-old, who returned to Guyana on Thursday night, struck gold in the 100, 200 and