Kyron A. McMaster ‘has made the nation proud’- Premier Wheatley
McMaster, the reigning Commonwealth Games Champion, captured a silver medal in the final of the Men’s 400m Hurdles, on August 23, 2023, beating the 2nd and 3rd fastest men ever in that event along his way to the podium finish.
It is the first-ever medal for the VI at the World Championships.
“Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Mr Kyron McMaster who has made the nation proud by delivering to us our greatest sporting accomplishment in the history of the Virgin Islands,” Premier Wheatley stated at a press conference regarding the just concluded 2023 Virgin Islands Emancipation today, August 24, 2023.
Celebration & reward!
Premier Wheatley said the people of the Virgin Islands watched as McMaster achieved a historic feat and it “made us tremendously proud.”
He said the VI is now looking forward to Mr McMaster returning to the Virgin Islands “so we can celebrate him and reward him in the way that he truly deserves and we are looking forward to building on his success.”
It is unclear what plans the VI has for McMaster; however, it is expected he will be rewarded with $30, 000, which is the Government’s policy for anyone capturing silver at the World Championships.
The Premier also took the opportunity to congratulate all the athletes who made up the VI team in Budapest. They are sprinters Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite and Adaejah T. Hodge.
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13 Responses to “Kyron A. McMaster ‘has made the nation proud’- Premier Wheatley”
Boss u’re a wicked guy. If it was a family member of yours getting the money u wouldn’t have had a problem with it. Fire burn u.
Mr. Mc Master deserves every dime of it. He made history gir the BVI by bringing home a SILVER MEDAL.
We’re proud of him to hell with how u feel.
public playgroundsf like the one at Queen Elizabeth Park , long time overdue, and start putting some funds into sports facilities where the kids of the BVI can emulate their hero athletes of the territory.