Golden Girl Pauline Davis is being inducted into an international Hall of Fame for athletes and no one I have ever met in the field of sports deserves it more.
Pauline is a role model whose ethical standards shine as brightly as the Olympic Gold medals she won in relay and individual, medals that were later stolen along with everything else of value in her Nassau home and never recovered. The first black woman to be named to the board of what is now World Athletics, she holds a lifetime seat as an honorary director.
Her courage in the early days of exposing doping in track and field took a fierce bravery that brought threats against her life. She stood as a stalwart of the anti-doping movement, and to this day, remains committed to finding new talent, scouting in schools and track clubs, helping to create opportunities for those showing promise.
Congrats to a stand-up heroine. Next time we say we are short on heroes in The Bahamas, let’s call Pauline Davis’ name.
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