Walcott, 19, won a gold medal at the 2012 Games in the Javelin event. It was the second Olympic Gold medal for T&T in its history. Hasely Crawford won Gold at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 in the 100 metre sprint.
The Toco teenager arrived at Piarco International Airport with some members of the Olympic team including the Bronze medal winners. It was T&T's best ever Olympics, capturing one gold and three Bronze medals. The country's ranking was 47 out of 79 nations that won medals.
The Toco teenager arrived at Piarco International Airport with some members of the Olympic team including the Bronze medal winners. It was T&T's best ever Olympics, capturing one gold and three Bronze medals. The country's ranking was 47 out of 79 nations that won medals.
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On Sunday night Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar declared Monday a public holiday in honour of the athletes, and invited citizens to the airport to welcome Walcott and other members of the team. And at the welcome ceremony she announced gifts for Walcott:
- $1 million in cash
- a house at Federation Park valued at $2.5 million
- 20,000 square feet of land at Toco which for a housing development to be named after Walcott
- a scholarship at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
- a Caribbean Airlines aircraft to be named after him
- the landmark Toco Lighthouse to be named after him
Persad-Bissessar also said the Cabinet would consider an appropriate honour for Walcott's coach. She added that a celebratory function is to be held in honour of all the Olympic stars.
Walcott thanked the Government and the thousands who showed up at the airport for their support.
Walcott thanked the Government and the thousands who showed up at the airport for their support.
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