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Photo credit: Garvin Richards, DOC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Triple jumper Thea Lafond Gadson, representing Dominica at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, today won the first gold medal for Dominica in the Women&#8217;s Triple Jump event. \u00a0Lafond Gadson set a National Record of 15.02 meters in achieving this tremendous milestone.<\/p>\n<p>In a congratulatory message to Lafond-Gadson, the Government of Dominica describes her accomplishment as a &#8220;historic victory&#8230; a source of great pride and inspiration for our nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the message reads, &#8220;Thea Lafond-Gadson\u2019s remarkable accomplishment is a testament to her years of hard\u00a0work, talent, and determination. We commend her for her unwavering dedication, perseverance, and relentless pursuit of excellence, which have propelled her to the\u00a0highest level of success on the global stage. Her victory in Paris exemplifies the\u00a0strength and resilient spirit of the Dominican people and we look forward to welcoming\u00a0her home in a triumphant display of national pride and celebration.<\/p>\n<p>We also extend our congratulations to her team, coach, and the members of the\u00a0Dominica Olympic Committee, whose support and guidance have played a crucial role\u00a0in her achievements.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Culture, Youth, Sports, and Community Development and the\u00a0Government of Dominica, continue to wish Thea Lafond-Gadson ongoing success in\u00a0her extraordinary career.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Triple jumper Thea Lafond Gadson, representing Dominica at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, today won the first gold medal for Dominica in the Women&#8217;s Triple Jump event. \u00a0Lafond Gadson set a National Record of 15.02 meters in achieving this tremendous&#8230;","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":327165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[235,9,12,7,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-politics","category-sports","category-tourism-publicity"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thea Lafond wins Dominica&#039;s first Olympic gold medal; 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