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Borel gets bronze in Diamond League

After becoming Trinidad and Tobago’s first ever female Pan American gold medallist on Wednesday, field athlete Cleopatra Borel continued her fine run of form when she struck bronze just three days later, this time in the Women’s shot put event on day-two of the Diamond League Sainsbury Anniversary Games which climaxed at the historic London Olympic Stadium in England yesterday.

The 36-year-old right-handed thrower launched the metal sphere a distance of 18.53 metres to capture her second major podium place at two separate international events in the space of four days.

Winning gold ahead of Borel was American Michelle Carter with her impressive 19.74m mark while Kiwi veteran Valerie Adams pipped the TT athlete with her 18.59m distance to bag silver. USA’s Jillian Camarena-Williams, who grabbed runner-up spot behind Borel at the Pan American Games, placed fourth with her 18.24m attempt. On Wednesday, the 2014 Sportswoman of the Year won gold in Toronto, Canada, with an 18.67m throw. It completed a perfect set of Pan Am medals for Borel with bronze in 2007, silver in 2011 and finally the gold.

Borel has been working under the expert tutelage of Ismael Lopez Mastrapa - coach of Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott - for approximately two years and has since maintained a strong competitive presence on the international stage.

Yesterday, the National Ass­ocia­tion of Athletics Adminis­tration (NAAA) congratulated Borel and wished her well for the World Championships being held in Beijing China August 22-30.

“Borel is the very first woman and only the sixth Trinidad and Tobago athlete in history to win gold at the Pan American Games,” a NAAA media release stated.

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