While many abbreviations used to identify countries at the Paris Olympics are easy to decipher, others – like “VIN” – have some asking questions.
On Sunday, a number of people turned to Google to find out the country referred to as “VIN” when Shafiqua Maloney set a national record and clinched a spot in the women’s 800 meter final.
Americans who traveled to Paris to cheer on Team USA were not disappointed when they watched the women’s gymnastics all-around final on Tuesday.
Maloney is from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a country of about 100,000 residents in the southern Caribbean. One of four athletes from the island nation competing at the Olympics, Maloney might just be Saint Vincent’s best shot at gold.
Maloney, 25, is the country’s first athlete to qualify for an Olympic final.