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By Anmar Goodridge-Boyce
Barbadian two-time CARIFTA Games champion Jerrard Mason has landed a dream job in track and field overseas.
The 27-year-old former middle-distance king is now an athletics coach at the Minot State University in North Dakota.
An upbeat Mason confirmed the news to Barbados TODAY earlier this week after leaving the island to begin the new and exciting journey in the
Real prospects
Article by January 27, 2021
Barbadian Olympian and former national record holder Elvis Forde believes Barbados can be in the hunt for an Olympic medal based on the calibre of athletes that has burst on to the local and international scene.
The 61-year-old Forde who held the Barbados 400m record for 34 years until it was broken in 2019 by Jonathan Jones, says that Barbadian athletes have the talent.
“When I see guys like Shane Brathwaite and Greggmar Swift put in the kind of work and you see their performances and the effort they are putting in, based on their history they have to go out there believing they can do well.