Allanika Gordon wins SOJ’s first gold in Berlin
BERLIN, Germany – Allanika Gordon won Special Olympics Jamaica’s (SOJ’s) opening gold medal at the 2023 World Games when she finished first in the women’s 800m Level B race at Olympiapark on Tuesday.
She clocked 3:06.66 minutes, beating Hsin Yi Chang (3:08.87) of SO Chinese Taipei and Sofia Chaparro (3:21.53) of SO Paraguay.
On Monday, Kayanna Kelly claimed Jamaica’s first medal at the Berlin Games when she won silver in the standing long jump.
Jamaicans are also competing in women’s and men’s seven-a-side football, aquatics, badminton and mixed unified volleyball.