Trinidad and Tobago copped its first Gold medal at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games courtesy swimmer Nikoli Blackman.
Blackman swam his way to gold in the men’s 200m freestyle at the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva, on Sunday, clocking one minute and 49.94 seconds (1:49.94).
Blackman’s rival from Cayman Islands James Allison earned silver in 1:50.97 and Australian Harvey Larke bagged bronze in 1:51.64.