Disappointed but grateful.
Those were the words used by TT’s two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott to describe his seventh-place finish in the men’s javelin final at the 2024 Paris Games.
Despite leading after the first round of six throws with a season’s best 86.16-metre opening effort, Walcott could not improve his distance, and slid down the ladder as the rounds progressed.
This was his fourth Olympic Games appearance and first time he failed to win a medal after advancing to the final round. Walcott won gold in London (2012) and bronze in Rio de Janeiro four years...
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Author: Jonathan Ramnanansingh