Former Hogs' track alum putting country of 100,000 people on the map at Paris Games.
PARIS — Being an Olympian is special, but making history for your country in the Caribbean of just over 100,000 people is unique. Former Arkansas Razorback Shafiqua Maloney, representing St. Vincent and the Grenadines, ran a national record of 1:57.59 to make the finals of the women's 800 meters.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines have just four members at this year's Olympics and the country has never won a medal at either the Summer or Winter Games. Maloney finished second in her heat to take one of the two automatic qualifier spots into the final. She will enter the final as the fourth fastest qualifier out of the three semifinal heats.
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