A landmark moment in T&T sporting history, as Javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott became the first national athlete to win gold medals at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
And there was more history on the track as Sprinter Jereem Richards clocked a new national record in the men's 400 metres as he stormed to silver.
00:00Today will go down as a landmark moment in TNT sporting history as javelin thrower Keyshawn Walcott became the first national athlete to win gold medals at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
00:14Walcott struck gold in the men's javelin.
00:17And there was more history on the track as sprinter Jareem Richards clocked a new national record in the men's 400 meters as he stormed to silver.
00:25To tell us more, here's James Saunders.
00:27Well, that's right.
00:29Shall we get off the mark with a day of celebration as there's little left for Keyshawn Walcott to prove he's among the best in the world?
00:37Walcott's gold in the men's javelin today in Tokyo came 13 years after his unforgettable Olympic triumph in 2012 as a 19-year-old.
00:45But his winning mark of 88.16 meters in his fourth attempt was well beyond the 84.58 meters that earned him Olympic gold back then.
00:54Here's the throw.
00:55That's sealed it.
00:55He will be the first to throw, I think, in round five.
00:59And Walcott will round off this fourth round.
01:09Great throw in that second round.
01:12The wind is picking up in the stadium.
01:14Let's see if the Trinidad team and Tobago can harness that.
01:18Wow.
01:23He's putting together a lovely sequence here.
01:25He's never won the world title and he's let out a big roll there.
01:29His teammate Jareem Richards will be going in the men's 400 final later on this evening.
01:37It could be a big night for the Trinidadians.
01:39And that's the first 88-meter throw of the competition.
01:45He's beginning to assert his dominance here on a title he's never got close to winning in the past.
01:51Fantastic for the Trinidadian.
01:53And there's a nice high-five from Jakub Vadlec who bowed out at the third round.
02:00And a nice high-five from us as well.
02:02I tell you what, though.
02:03We've got more joy, joy, dong in our hearts as sprinter Jareem Richards delivered on his promise to run his heart out.
02:09And it paid off with a silver medal in the men's 400-meter final.
02:13Richards stopped the clock at 43-72, a new national record and a personal best,
02:19bettering his previous mark of 43-78 that he set at the Olympics.
02:23Well, the race was won by Botswana's Busang Kibinat-Chippy in a world-leading 43-53 seconds.
02:29And the men are off to a huge cheer, cheer, rather, in this stadium.
02:42And we can see that Zakiti Nene and Dori have hit the front quite early in this event.
02:51They go around that 200 meters, just about 21 seconds done.
02:56Kibinat-Chippy is at the front, but look at Nene.
02:59Kibinat-Chippy is at the front.
03:02Jamaica's McDonald is there, but who's hit the front already?
03:08It's Busang Kibinat-Chippy.
03:10He's at the front.
03:12What time are we going to see?
03:15How close is he to this?
03:1743.54 seconds.
03:20You're about to be at home and see you next to us.
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