It was not a double joy for Emanuel Archibald as he bowed out of the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, with an eighth-place finish in the Men’s 200m final on Thursday evening at the Julio Martínez Prádanos National Stadium.
Though conditions improved from the chilly Wednesday evening, an exhausted Archibald clocked 21.34s, slower than his 21.08s in the semi-final.
Brazilian Renan Correa (20.37s) got gold, followed by Alnardo Gonzalez (20.56s) of the Dominican Republic and Janeil Buntin (20.79s) of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Archibald won bronze in the Men’s 100m to follow up his gold in the 100m Central American and Caribbean Games earlier in the year.
The Lindener, currently based in Jamaica, said he is happy with his performance, noting that he firmly believes that, based on the success this season, he can compete with the rest of the world.
With two medals for Guyana at the Games, attention will shift to Leslain Baird as he seeks glory in the Men’s Javelin on Saturday from 18:59h.
