South American U-20 Athletics Championship
The Guyanese duo of sprinter Athaleyha Hinckson and quarter mile specialist Malachi Austin breezed to gold medals in their respective events, the girl’s 100m and boy’s 400m respectively, at the South American U-20 Championships in Lima, Peru.
Additionally, Tianna Springer, another of Guyana’s star athletes, copped a bronze medal in the women’s 400m. The 16-year-old Hinckson powered her way to the gold in the 100m running 11.76s to finish comfortably ahead of Brazil’s Hakelly De Souza Maximiano (12.02s) and Stefany Julio (12.04s).