Olympic story

About the author

Jaswant Gajadien

Jaswant Gajadien is an active sports journalist since January 3, 2005. Started as a sports journalist at the news magazine Dagblad Suriname. After working there for 15 years, left for the online news SUN. Has been able to cover major sporting events both nationally and internationally. The biggest are the South American Games, Chile 2014 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Nation

Credits

*Photo 1: Team Suriname at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10495626 – Copyright notice: © 1984 / IOPP – All rights reserved

*Videoclip 1: Anthony Nesty – IOC Platform, Sequence MDA30005490 – Copyright notice: © 1988 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

*Videoclip 3: Anthony Nesty – IOC Platform, Sequence MDA30005490 – Copyright notice: © 1988 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 2: Anthony Nesty – Getty Images, Photo 150519763 – Photo by Simon Bruty

*Photo 3: Team Suriname at the 1988 Seoul Olympics – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10084068 – Copyright notice: © 1988 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) / TORRES, Bruno – All rights reserved

Photo 4: Anthony Nesty – Getty Images, Photo 1554530 – Photo by Tony Duffy 

Photo 5: Anthony Nesty – Getty Images, Photo 146312063 – Photo by Simon Bruty

Photo 6: Jair Tjon En Fa – Getty Images, Photo 1393278314 – Photo by Ian MacNicol

Photo 7: Jair Tjon En Fa – Getty Images, Photo 1393351203 – Photo by Ian MacNicol

*All Olympic Footage / Images / Audio available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee. All Olympic Logos / Poster available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee