Gold medalist for Guyana at CAC Games, Emmanuel Archibald
Emmanuel Archibald won the men’s 100m event at the Central American and Caribbean(CAC) Games in El Salvador on Monday evening.
He won the race in 10.24 seconds and achieved Guyana’s eighth medal at the CAC Games since the country started competing at that event in 1959.
Archibald had to ‘dip’ at the line to prevail over Jose Gonzalez of the Dominican Republic and Rikkoi Brathwaite of the British Virgin Islands, who both
crossed the line in 10.26s, although Gonzalez was given second after officials had reviewed the photo finish.
Archibald, the country’s 100m, 200m, and long jump national champion, who also competed at the Tokyo Olympics, can now add the CAC Gold Medal to his collection of international accolades.
This is his first international gold medal and his third medal since representing Guyana, although he already owns a South American Championship 100m silver and a South American Championship 4x100m bronze.
