LAS VEGAS, United States, (CMC) – Barbadian female sprinter Tristan Evelyn walked away with US$250, 000 after winning the women’s 100m at the controversial Enhanced Games on Sunday.
Running as a non-enhanced athlete, the 28-year-old Olympian crossed the finish line in 11.25 seconds to comfortably win gold in the six-woman field.
Shania Collins of the USA was second in 11.43 seconds to win US$125, 000, with her compatriot Taylor Anderson claiming US$75, 000 after finishing third in 11.48 second.
The race also featured three other athletes from the Caribbean, with Denae McFarlane of Jamaica placing fourth in 11.61 seconds to take home US$50, 000, while Guyana’s Jasmine Abrams (11.72) and Jamaica’s Shockoria Wallace (13.30) finished fifth and sixth and earned US$30, 000 and US$20, 000 respectively.
An emotional Evelyn said she was elated to have won the event and the massive payday.
“I can’t even put it into words, I’m just so grateful,” she said fighting back tears.
“This is everything. This is my childhood dream coming through. I believed in my ability…For a lot of years I’ve doubted myself but this time I wanted to be confident in who I am and in the work that I put in and I did that tonight.”