(The Tribune) – As millions sat glued to screens watching athletes from 200-plus countries vie for a spot on the podium at the Olympics in Paris, a young Bahamian who months earlier could not walk, or talk is nurturing his own dream – to qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Kristofer Wong, a passionate long-distance track and field athlete who recently graduated from Temple Christian High School in Nassau, is taking that dream with him as he heads off to college, a dream no one thought possible when they witnessed a near-fatal blow to his head on January 15, 2024.
The incident occurred when Wong was doing what he loved best, pushing himself to better his time in the 1,500 and 800-metre events. It was during his high school inter-sports day when in a split second, an 8lb spherical shot-put ball flew through the air and struck him in the head. CONTINUE