‘I am proud of what you did’

President David Granger presenting the 2017 Independence Coin as a memorabilia to Compton Caesar yesterday at State House.

President David Granger, welcomed the contingent of athletes which returned home yesterday to a hero’s welcome at State House after they raced into the record books at the recent Flow CARIFTA Games in Curacao.

In a historic feat, the team of 12 athletes ran, hopped, jumped and skipped to eight medals (four gold), their most successful outing at the annual Games which celebrated its 46th anniversary on Easter Monday in Willemstad.

Compton Caesar sprinting to a gold medal in the marquee 100m Boys U-20 event, the first for Guyana,