2017 World Championships Gold medalist, Jereem Richards dedicated his 400m victory at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix to the late Deon Lendore.
Lendore passed away in January in a car accident while on his way home in Los Angles.
Richards via his Instagram account said that the win was for his big brother – “mood set, Deon bai, this one was for you, love you bro.”
Post race interview Richards said Lendore was a mentor to him and the younger generation of track and field athletes in T&T.
Richards stopped the clock in 45.84 seconds pick up his personal indoor best.
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