OLYMPIC javelin gold medallist Keshorn Walcott was spared serious injury yesterday when he was in a minor accident involving several vehicles along the westbound lane of Wrightson Road, Port of Spain.
Walcott’s manager, Sean Roach, said around 9 a.m., Walcott was heading to the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain when near the vicinity of the National Flour Mills (NFM), a car collided with his Kia Sportage.
As a result, Walcott’s SUV also collided with another car, a police investigator from the Central Police Station told the Sunday Express.
Roach said Walcott did not sustain any injuries but out of an abundance of caution, he was examined by his physiotherapist when he made it to the stadium to begin his practice session.
Roach said since the “minor accident”, early yesterday, he had received a number of calls from concerned members of the public who were worried about Walcott because they had heard rumors that he was involved in a serious accident.
“I was right there with him when people were calling me and telling me how they heard how ‘bad’ the accident was,” Roach laughed.
“But I am really grateful for all the concern he received.”
“It shows that we are still a very caring society,” he added.
Walcott resumed training yesterday and could not be reached for comment.
Enquiries are being continued by officers of the Central Police Station, Port of Spain.
Walcott won the Olympic gold medal in the men’s javelin final in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, on August 11.
The only other Trinidad and Tobago athlete to achieve such a feat was Hasely Crawford, who won a gold medal in the Olympic 100 metre final in 1976 in Montreal, Canada.