FORMER minister of sport Shamfa Cudjoe has congratulated javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott and 400m sprinter Jereem Richards, who copped gold and silver in their respective disciplines at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

However, in a post on her social media platforms, Cudjoe noted that the awards announced by the prime minister – $500,000 for Walcott and $250,000 for Richards – are part of a national reward and incentive policy established by the former PNM administration in 2017.

"The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit," Cudjoe said.