Newly-crowned Female Sports Personality of 2011, power lifter Dawn Barker says she is elated to win the award and it means a lot since she is from the mining town of Linden, but she wouldn’t be resting on her laurels.

“I am extremely overjoyed that I have accomplished this, especially as a Lindener, because many people say that Linden is depressed but me coming out of Linden and achieving this award shows that Linden has a lot to offer,”  Barker said in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport.

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