In an unprecedented gesture, in excess of $1M was rewarded to the Commonwealth Youth Games history making quartet yesterday by the brass of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA).
The groundbreaking show of support at Olympic House saw track prodigy, Tianna Springer, Malachi Austin, Narissa McPherson and Javon Roberts all pocketing handsome sums for their record breaking, gold medal performance in the mixed 4x400m relay event at the Games which was staged last month in Trinidad and Tobago.
Springer, 15, who won the individual women’s 400m gold medal and anchored the team to victory, was awarded $500,000. Half of that sum went to McPherson who also snared bronze in the women’s 400m final. The sum of $350,000 was awarded to Austin, silver medalist in the men’s 400m final while $100,000 went to Roberts.
