– Three medals for Guyana thus far

On Tuesday evening, Tianna Springer clinched a historic first Gold medal for the Golden Arrowhead at the Youth Commonwealth Games following her impressive run in the women’s 400m final at the Halsey Crawford Stadium in the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Springer, who had already won gold at this year’s CARIFTA Games and South American U-20 Championships, continued her mercurial improvement by completing the race in a remarkable personal best of 53.55 seconds.

The 15-year-old track sensation led the way for her competitors, with England’s Charlotte Henrich finishing second at 53.65 seconds and fellow Guyanese athlete Narissa McPherson securing third place with a time of 54.82 seconds.

In the men’s 400m event, Malachi Austin earned a silver medal, adding to Guyana’s total medal count of three in the seventh edition of the Games.
Austin delivered a personal best performance with a time of 47.97 seconds for the quarter-mile event. The gold medal was claimed by Nigeria’s Uchenna Ogazi with a time of 46.99 seconds, while England’s Alexander Beck secured the bronze medal with a time of 48.20 seconds.

In an earlier race, Attoya Harvey finished in the 11th position in the women’s 1500m final, completing the race in 4 minutes and 45.10 seconds.

The track and field events will continue with the upcoming highlights being the 200m and 800m heats and semi-finals.