Thea Lafond Gadson from Dominica has created history again by securing a silver medal at the World Athletics Championship held in Japan on Thursday.
Lafond participated in the triple jump category and scored her season’s best leap of 14.89m. She was left behind Cuba’s Leyanis Perez Hernandez, and was followed by Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela.
Thea Lafond’s victory marked another chapter in Dominica’s representation at the international stage, as last year the athlete earned the first-ever gold medal for Dominica at the Paris Olympics. This representation at the global stage helped the small island nation grab international attention, which Thea, in one of her interviews, claimed was her dream.