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Dominica celebrates historic achievement of Thea Lafond

The citizens of Dominica are celebrating the occasion of extraordinary achievement by the athlete, Thea Lafond, in the recent Olympic Games 2024. While representing the island nation, the athlete scored a gold medal by giving the best performance of the year in the game.

Thea Lafond is a player who competes in the triple jump category. This year, she helped win the first gold for the country of Dominica in the Olympic Games. She covered a distance of 15.02 meters in her field event, which became an extraordinary mark of victory.

The government of Dominica also congratulated Thea Lafond on her achievement and celebrated the occasion. Roosevelt Skerrit, the serving Prime Minister of the country, also extended his gratitude and invited the people to participate in recognizing the contribution of the athlete to the nation’s sports.

PM Roosevelt Skerrit said, “Join us in celebrating the extraordinary achievement of Dominica’s first Olympic gold medalist. We invite everyone to share in this momentous occasion as we welcome her home.”

As the venture of the Olympic Games came to an end, Thea Lafond’s homecoming is being celebrated like a national festival. The government invited the residents to be part of the gathering, which will celebrate the return of the gold medalist to the homeland.

The celebrating people are ready to come together at Borough’s Square in Portsmouth, to begin with the motorcade. The venture in honor of Thea Lafond will start at 01:30 pm and will go to Roseau. After the motorcade, a celebration rally will take place at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium Forecourt.

Thea Lafond started at the top in her category, leaving behind Shanieka Rickketts of Jamaica, and collected gold in the triple jump for Dominica. Jamaica collected the silver medal, and the bronze was taken him by Jasmine Moore of America.

PM Roosevelt Skerrit called the gold medalist after her win and extended his words of praise for her. He used his official social media platform to share his words for Thea Lafond with the citizens of Dominica. He asked people to celebrate the moment and honor the athlete all are proud of.

Gabriel Peters

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