Pan American Games 2023: Abrams misses 400M podium; Archibald bags 200M final spot

…President Ali extends congratulations to medalists

It was a night of mixed results for Guyana’s Pan American Games Athletics team on Thursday, as Aliyah Abrams and Emanuel Archibald went into action.
After bagging a bronze medal in the Men’s 100M event, Archibald tried his hand at the longer sprint, the 200M.
In semifinal 1, the Guyanese clocked 21.08s to finish third, behind Dominican Republic’s Jose Gonzalez in 20.81s and Nadale Buntin of St. Kitts and Nevis in 20.97s, who both qualified automatically for the final.

Archibald eventually qualified on time as one of the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers, and will lace up his shoes for tonight’s final at 19:10hrs local time.
Meanwhile, it was heartbreak for Aliyah Abrams as she crossed the line fifth in the Women’s 400M final.
Abrams clocked 52.66s for the top five spot. The gold medal was won by Chile’s Martina Weil, who had the home crowd advantage, in 51.48s. Ecuador’s Nicole Caicedo took silver in 51.76s, while Colombia’s Evelis Aguilar was third in 51.95s.
While Archibald competes today, the final Track and Field athlete to compete at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile will be Leslain Baird, as he takes on the javelin throw on Saturday.

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has extended a congratulatory message to Guyana’s two Pan Am 2023 medalists thus far, Archibald and Jasmine Abrams, who both clinched their silverware on Tuesday night.
President Ali wrote, “On behalf of all of Guyana, I extend congratulations to Jasmine Abrams (Silver in Women’s 100m) and Emanuel Archibald (Bronze in Men’s 100m) who are the first Guyanese athletes in the women’s and men’s 100m to medal at the PanAm Games since 2003.
“Guyana is immensely proud of your outstanding performance. Continue to keep the Golden Arrowhead flying high.”
It is the first time in 20 years that Track and Field has brought Guyana a medal at the Pan American Games.