2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest: Guyana’s efforts end after Archibald’s personal best

Guyana’s participation at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary came to an end on Sunday after Emanuel Archibald clocked 10.13s in the semifinals of the men’s 100m event. Despite his impressive performance, in which he recorded a personal best effort, it was not written in the stars for Archibald to progress to the final.

It is hoped that this very prestigious athlete Emanuel Archibald, who has recorded a remarkable achievement for Guyana, has not come to the end of the proverbial road in athletics. He has, in any event, etched his name in history as the first Guyanese athlete to ever contest the semifinals of the men’s 100m event of the World Athletics Championships.
Archibald and Aliyah Abrams were the two athletes who represented Guyana at the 2023 World Championships. Overseas-based athlete Adam Harris is Guyana’s national 100m record holder, following his 10.12s run at the Hampton Games held in Trinidad and Tobago in 2014.