Former Cricket's Son Wins Two Gold Medals At Olympics!

Rai Benjamin, an athlete from the United States won two Gold medals in the 400-meter Hurdle and men's 4×400-meter relay.

Update: 2024-08-12 09:18 GMT

The Paris Olympics 2024 is concluded with a killer closing ceremony. As the games concluded the focus went on to an athlete who won two Gold medals. His father is very proud of his son as he celebrated his son's Gold legacy. Son of a former Cricketer brought two medals.

Rai Benjamin, an athlete from the United States won two Gold medals in the 400-meter Hurdle and men's 4×400-meter relay. Very rarely we see a player winning gold in different segments in the same games. But Rai achieved it, making his father proud.

Rai is the son of Winston Benjamin, a former West Indies player. The fast bowler represented his team in Tests and ODIs and took 161 wickets overall. Rai, who was born and brought up in the US, played Cricket and Football. However, the coaches felt that Rai belongs to the track but not the field. Rai worked hard and became an athlete.

In the Tokyo Games, he came second, and this time he hit the bull's eye and won two Gold medals. Everyone is talking about the athlete for his double Gold.

His father said that he is very proud of his son who made everyone proud with two Gold medals. He added that very rarely a father gets to see the success of his son and he is fortunate enough to witness this.

He shed light on the hard work Rai had put in. The former cricketer said his son worked hard for the games and his hard work paid off with the Gold medals. What can be the biggest moment for a father more than this?

Talking about Winston Benjamin, he played for the team between 1986 and 1995. Known for his lethal pace, he troubled the batsmen. We can imagine his impact as he took 161 wickets in just 21 Tests and 85 ODIs. Late 1970s to early 1990s is regarded as the golden era of West Indies Cricket and he played during the great era.

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