{"id":348866,"date":"2025-09-18T10:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=348866"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:49:39","slug":"thea-does-it-again-lafond-secures-silver-in-world-championships-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/thea-does-it-again-lafond-secures-silver-in-world-championships-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Thea does it again! 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Photo by Gary Mitchell\/Alamy Live News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dominica proudly adds another medal to its collection with another remarkable achievement by Thea Lafond-Gadson on the international scene.<\/p>\n<p>Lafond-Gadson secured a silver medal this morning at the World Athletics Championships held in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympian gold-medalist soared to a season-best distance of 14.89 meters amidst a highly competitive field, earning her a spot in the women\u2019s triple jump final at #Tokyo2025.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations from DNO, Thea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica proudly adds another medal to its collection with another remarkable achievement by Thea Lafond-Gadson on the international scene. Lafond-Gadson secured a silver medal this morning at the World Athletics Championships held in Japan. 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