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WALCOTT’S WAY
Nine-gold T&T 9th on medal table
Kwame Laurence :: Trinidad Express :: Trinidad Express :: 03.08.2018A champion is a champion, and will find a way to win on the occasions that matter most. That is the only explanation for the drama that unfolded at the Rafael Cotes Stadium here in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Thursday, culminating with gold for Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games men's javelin event.
A solid opening throw; a scary fall; loss of his lead; a bold decision to ignore the pain in his left leg; and finally, gold with a big 84.47 metres effort.
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Keshorn Walcott, right, and his Cuban coach Ismael Lopez Mastrapa, following the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games men's javelin victory ceremony at the Rafael Cotes Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Thursday. Walcott threw 84.47 metres to snatch gold.
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FINAL PUSH: Jamaica's Natasha Morrison, centre, sets off on the home stretch after receiving the baton from Jonielle Smith, right, in the Women's 4x100m relay final at the CAC Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Thursday night. Jamaica won gold in 43.41 seconds, while the T&T women got the silver in 43.61. Dominican Republic took the bronze. —Photo: AFP .
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