Nineteen years into her umpiring career, Ayanna McClean still feels deeply about hockey. The 2023 Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FFIH) Umpire of the Year is at her second Olympic Games in Paris and has finally been immersed in a true Olympic atmosphere.

McClean has officiated in four Olympic hockey matches, marking yet another milestone in her storied hockey career.

As the highest-ranked field umpire in the region, McClean is following a path set by her FIH umpire mother, Cherrill Franco, while blazing her own trail as a testament to the indomitable spirit held in the citizens of our twin island state at the southernmost tip of the Caribbean archipelago.

Q: My first question is: how does it feel? I know you have been a referee for a while now, and you’ve been all over the world as an umpire, but can...

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Author: JOVAN RAVELLO