Winston George cops silver medal at Islamic Games

Guyana has secured its first medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan.

National 400m record holder and two-time Olympian, Winston George snared a silver medal in the quarter-mile event yesterday.

The winning time was clocked at 45.69s.

During the fourth edition of the Games which concludes on Many 22, the sum of 24 disciplines from 21 sports[5] will be contested. Some sports also include disabled sport events such as in athletics and judo. All 56 members of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation are participating during the Games.