Guyana’s 2024 Carifta Games campaign in Grenada at the Kirani James got off to a ‘Golden’ start yesterday as Tianna Springer, Malachi Austin, and Athaleyah Hinckson all produced gold medals in their respective events.
Springer, who won the U-17 400m last year, added the U-20 Gold to her burgeoning trophy cabinet with a personal best in the 400m, fending off the Jamaican pair of Abigail Campbell and Shanque Williams en route to gold.
Springer produced a barnstorming 52.31s, while Campbell (52.85s) and Williams (53.05s) had to settle for silver and bronze, respectively.
Malachi Austin, too, showed heart and resilience in his personal best of 46.35s to cop gold in the boys U-20 400m, ahead of Jamaican Marcinho Rose, who took silver in 46.59s.
Home lad Joshiem Sylvester took the bronze in 46.93s.
Meanwhile, to close off day one, Hinckson claimed Guyana’s third gold medal of the day amid brusque challenges from Jamaica’s Adora Campbell and Barbados’ Aniya Nurse. Hinckson held off Campbell until the finish line to clinch the gold in 11.44s, while the Jamaican settled for silver shortly behind in 11.52s. Nurse, meanwhile, took the bronze in 11.76s. Guyana’s campaign will continue today with more action on the track.
