NACAC Senior Championships

 Hey guys! My name is Rickssen Opont, a member of Haitian National Track&field Team.  I am fundraising for my travel expenses to the Bahamas for the NACAC Senior championship in August and the remaining competitions for this season. After qualifying to compete in the NACAC, I was crushed to learn that Haiti does not have the funding to send me. I’ve dedicated a full year of hard work while battling multiple injuries to finally compete again. Now that I’m healthy, I’m ready for the opportunity to proudly represent my native Land of Haiti again. 

I am 24 years old and was born and raised in Haiti. I moved to the U.S in 2007 and grew up in New York with big dreams and aspirations. In 2018 I had the opportunity to represent Haiti for the first time in the NACAC Championships where I was a Finalist both in the Shotput and Discus. 

 I currently live in Mobile, Alabama and train at the university of south Alabama as a post collegiate athlete. This past year has definitely been a trying year, having to work multiple jobs to make ends meet, while still training everyday. I’ve learned that I’m exactly where I need to be and embraced my struggles which has fueled me to work even harder. 

I set a new Haitian National Record for Shotput ( 19.17m) and the hammer throw (61.57m) in my recent meet on the 16th of June. This is one of my greatest accomplishments, and I strive to continue to make improvements, and inspire youth athletes and kids in Haiti and around the world to have hope and faith in themselves and their abilities. I want to continue using my journey to motivate those in my community and extend it to the world with your help. Your small contribution will help me raise funds for the NACAC in August and my journey to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

We can do this, let’s Chase Greatness together. Thank you all so much for supporting me, my passion and my mission unconditionally. I am truly blessed for it all and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.  To stay updated with my journey feel free to follow me on instagram/. TikTok and subscribe to my YouTube Channel. 

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CHASIN GREATNESS 

BEST IS YET TO COME