Dear Editor,

In your edition of Thursday, March 16, 2006, I wrote a letter captioned ‘Linden should honour this hero.’ In that letter I spoke about race-walk champion, Rudolph Mitchell of Linden. Since that letter this race-walk king has made more progress but with no recognition.

In a recent edition of your progressive newspaper, a letter written by a fellow Lindener, Frank Fyffe, captioned ‘Sport authorities and the business community of Linden should contribute to our “King of the Walk-race.”’ I fully endorsed what he had written.  However, there was one paragraph I did not agree with, when he stated that Mitchell had never received anything from any organization or individual.

I want to make it clear that when he copped his 50th local title, he was honoured by the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club at a special ceremony, and received gifts from the last British High Commissioner, Mr Stephen Hiscock as well as Mr Raphael Trotman and others.

Please Mr President, Minister of Sport, and the Linden community, come forward now and honour this athlete.

Yours faithfully,
Elaine Ward