Austin, Springer, Hinckson power Guyana to a golden start

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Golden Children! (2nd from right) Tianna Springer and Malachi Austin (centre) are posing with their spoils after winning the girl’s U-20 400m and boy’s U-20 400m gold medals, respectively. Missing from the photo is Athaleyah Hinckson in the girl’s U-17 100m. Also in the photo are Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle (right), NSC Vice-Chair Christy Campbell (4th from right), and Coach Trishel Thompson.
Golden Children! (2nd from right) Tianna Springer and Malachi Austin (centre) are posing with their spoils after winning the girl’s U-20 400m and boy’s U-20 400m gold medals, respectively. Missing from the photo is Athaleyah Hinckson in the girl’s U-17 100m. Also in the photo are Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle (right), NSC Vice-Chair Christy Campbell (4th from right), and Coach Trishel Thompson.

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.