Emanuel Archibald won his and Guyana’s first gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in El Salvador on Monday night.

Archibald clinched victory in the thrilling race, crossing the line in 10.24 seconds and securing Guyana’s eighth Gold Medal at the CAC Games and his first in any international competition.

It was a close contest, with Archibald narrowly defeating Dominican Republic’s Jose Gonzalez and Rikkoi Brathwaite of the British VIrgin Islands (BVI), who both finished with a time of 10.26 seconds. However, after review, Gonzalez was given the second-place position.

As the reigning national champion in multiple events, Archibald added the prestigious CAC gold medal to his collection but he did not participate in his pet-event, the long-jump, as he was scheduled to yesterday.