IN the afterglow of Independence 1962, the new nation of Trinidad and Tobago announced its arrival as a contender in the world of sports when the 19- year-old cyclist, Roger Gibbon, mounted the top rung of the podium at the 1963 Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to receive his gold medal.
Hearing the strains of T&T’s new national anthem on a hemispheric stage was a moving experience for the hearts swelling with pride at home and for the athlete who, with dogged determination, had pedalled his way to glory. Years later...