Gibbons creates history with back-to-back CARIFTA gold

Winning Throw! Anisha Gibbons threw the javelin 42.54m to claim a historic gold in that event. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

Anisha Gibbons created history yesterday by becoming the first Guyanese to record back-to-back gold medal performances in the javelin at the CARIFTA Games. 

Gibbons, made hay in the brilliant sunshine here at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, throwing the spear 42.54 metres to add another gold medal to her collection.