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Barbados’ Triathlete Matthew Wright has come out on top to nab the gold medal in Jordan to make history for Barbados and himself.

The previously 308th-ranked athlete on the World Triathlon rankings jumped 115 places to 193rd with this monumental win on the world stage. Wright was very impressive in the 5th Aqaba Asian Cup held in Jordan on Saturday, October 1, 2022.

The event which comprised a pool of 52 triathletes from across the world, started at the B12 Beach Club in Aqaba with a 1500-meter swim. Wright exited the water in 6th position with a swim time of 18 min 44 sec, just 4 seconds behind the leader Maciej Bruzdziak from Poland, in a time of 18:44 minutes where he slotted himself into the 15-man lead pack of the 8-lap, 40 km bike leg. With 2 laps to go, Wright and training partner Lestyn Harrett from Great Britain, attempted to make a break away from the pack, eventually opening a 10-second gap at one point. This effort proved futile however, Wright dismounted the bike in 4th place, clocking the 3rd quickest bike split in a time of 1 hr 1 min 55 sec, and quickly transitioned to enter the 10km 4-lap run in second place.

Matthew Wright on bike in triathlete in Jordan

A group of six quickly formed during the first 2.5km lap on the run however, led by the strong pace of Harrett, the group whittled down to just four by lap two, with Harrett, Wright, Jason Tai Long NG of Hong Kong, and Cedric Osterholt of Germany. The rapid pace and increasing heat led to Tai Long NG dropping back, leaving training partners Wright and Harrett to battle for the win. After multiple attacks trying to break each other on the last lap, the two athletes who train at the National Triathlon Performance Centre in Cardiff, Wales, were only split by a hair. With 250m to go, Wright landed the killer blow, opening up a 10m gap on Harrett, and sprinted to the line to take the gold with a run time of 30 min 51 sec and a total time of 1 hour 51 minutes and 16 seconds with Harrett and NG, taking second and third place respectively.

Triathlon in Jordan podium – Great Britain Barbados Hong Kong

Wright, Barbados’ top triathlete, has been a constant fixture on the triathlon circuit racing with the best of the best triathletes from across the world for the last few years. So this first-place finish coming off a commendable 17th-place finish at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Wright has finally made his breakthrough at a World Triathlon event.

Wright has expressed his thanks for the support received from the Barbados Olympic Association, The Arts and Sports Foundation, and the Barbados Federation of Island triathletes, for making the races and performances possible.

It will now be a quick turnaround for Wright as he prepares for a second Asian Triathlon Cup in Sarmakand, Uzbekistan this weekend Saturday, October 8.

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Selah Marley, the granddaughter of reggae legend Bob Marley, has come under fire for wearing a ‘White Lives Matter’ T-shirt at rapper Kanye West’s fashion show on Monday.

But the 23-year-old model has fired back at her critics, arguing that no one can “coax her” or “bully me into being who you want me to be”.

Marley is the daughter of singer Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley, Bob Marley’s son.

Since photographs and videos of her wearing the Kanye West-designed shirt went viral, Selah has been the subject of much backlash online.

She also posted a video showing herself talking and joking with Kanye West, who recently changed his rap name to ‘Ye’.

Selah captioned the video, “Love you Kanye West”, and subsequently posted three videos in total, which showed her wearing the controversial item, further adding fire to the rage among online users.

The criticisms are due to the ‘White Lives Matter’ slogan being associated with the Ku Klux Klan and anti-Black sentiments in the US.

The slogan also contrasts that of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, which was formed to promote the cause of racial equality for African Americans.

The young Marley’s wearing of the T-shirt was largely viewed by social media users as going against her grandfather’s lyrics, as his songs have been used as a mantra for primarily black persons fighting against injustice globally

“I absolutely expect this from Kanye, but Selah Marley has disgraced the name and memory of her grandfather Bob Marley and everything her mother stands for,” wrote one Twitter user.

Added the Twitter user: “He (Bob Marley) was the world’s black freedom fighter. If you don’t know, her mother is the legendary Lauryn Hill.”

Another user of that platform wrote: “The fact that Kanye had Selah MARLEY walk in that shirt disturbs my soul on a greater level.

“Bob Marley was a black revolutionary who spoke about injustice through his music. That legacy shouldn’t be entangled with mess.”

Responding on Tuesday to the fury she purportedly generated, Selah took to her Instagram Story, where she disclosed: “The past 24 hours has allowed me to realise that most of y’all are stuck in a hive mind mentality.”

Continuing, she said: “You do what the group tells you to do and think what the group tells you to think.

“Witnessing someone break free from ‘the agenda’ sends you all into such a panic that you will do whatever it takes to force them back into the box that you feel they should exist in.

“All moral and empathy is eliminated due to the fact that you feel justified by your emotions. The victim becomes the victimiser.

“You cannot bully me, manipulate me, or coax me into silence. Nor will you bully me into being who you want me to be. “I don’t care how many tweets you make, DMs you send, or articles you write.”

The young Marley explained further that “nothing” she does is without “deep thought and intention”, and she will be speaking soon on her experience.

“Throughout all of the chaos, I have yet to speak on my experience. If you know me, you know that nothing I do is without deep thought and intention. Wait till you hear what I have to say,” she concluded.

In a follow-up post on her Instagram Stories, Selah appeared to have messaged Kanye.

Posting a screenshot of the message, Selah captioned it by stating: “I think he’s sleeping, but I’m ready for us to have the conversation.

“Tell @kanyewest to text me when he wakes up so we can continue to move this conversation forward & provide the necessary clarity, depth & healing that we are collectively in need of. Love you guys regardless.”

Selah, in her message to the American rapper, said: “I think that what we did has obviously created a lot of conversation and I would like us to continue that conversation.

“I love taking risks and embracing freedom, but in this case, I think we can continue to discuss the depth behind our decisions to show the purity of our intentions and provide healing to our community.

“Love you so much. Let’s keep this going – in a healthy way.”

The messages and subsequent postings from the young Marley proved to do little to soothe the outrage among social media users, primarily among black Americans.

“The miseducation of Selah Marley,” said one user, whose tweet was seemingly a reference to Selah’s mother’s Grammy Award-winning album, ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’.

“She totally didn’t understand her grandpa’s assignment. #redemptionsong. She forgot who she came from #bobmarley #freeyourselffrommentalslavery…,” tweeted another.

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