T&T's Nicholas Paul follows up keirin gold with men's sprint silver at Commonwealth Games
Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Commonwealth Games. | 31 July 2022 | 1262 Views
Tags: Athletics, Birmingham, Commonwealth Games, Cycling, Kwesi Browne, Nicholas Paul
Fresh off his gold medal performance in the keirin on Saturday, Nicholas Paul picked up his second medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Sunday when he won silver in the Men’s Sprint finals.
Paul, unquestionably the best rider in the Caribbean, finished behind Australia’s Matthew Richardson, who was 0.628 ahead of the gifted Trinidadian over the two races. Scotland’s Jack Carlin secured the bronze medal.
Paul won Trinidad and Tobago’s first medal at the championships with a dominating performance in the keirin on Saturday.
He won by 0.406s ahead of Carlin.
Malaysian Shah Sarhom was third 0.424 behind the winner.
Paul’s teammate Kwesi Browne finished sixth.
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