GPF and GDF win at Joint Services annual Cross Country Championships

THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) won first place in the male category, while the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) won the female category of the Joint Services Annual Cross Country Championships which was held last Friday in Timehri.

With the win going to the team with the least points, the Police men accrued 14 points to arrest first place in the men’s category, while with 22 points the Guyana Defence Force won second place, City Constabulary had 46 points to manage third.
The Guyana Prison Service with 79 points, and the Guyana fire service with 87 points came fourth and fifth respectively.

In the female category, GDF won by one point after finishing with 10 points while the GPF finished with 11. The CC team had 30 points and the GPS ended with 42 points.

Stretching 10km, the male race began behind the South Dakota Race Circuit and was won by the first team to have four of its athletes cross the finish line.
The female race ran 6.8km and was won by the team to have the first two females to cross the finishing line.
Each team was allowed a maximum of six males and 4 females. The event saw the participation of 29 males and 16 females.

Overall the men’s race was won by GDF’s Cleveland Forde, while the female race was won by Jack .
GPF’s win was led by Nathaniel Giddings, and Kelvin Bailey, who, respectively, came second and third overall. Rounding out the GPF team was Dennis Horatio, Revon Grant, Trevor Scotland, and Winston George.

For the female team the GPF had Shion Boyer, Jonella Jonas, Keisha Grimes and Nadine Rodrigues. Boyer finished second overall for the female race which was won by a GDF athlete.

This Saturday the men and women of the forces will be at it again when they compete in the annual Joint Services Road Relay, which is set to start off in front of police training school on Young Street. The race will go all the way up to UG Road before turning back to Georgetown and ending at the Police Sports Club Ground. Participating teams will comprise four males and six females.

(Tamica Garnett).

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