ATHLETES sample their first taste of local action today when the Athletics Association of Guyana’s 2015 season opens at the Guyana Defence Force Ground, Camp Ayanganna.

Athletes from clubs across the country are expected to participate in the Developmental Meet, which starts at 13:00hrs
Junior, youth and senior athletes will compete in the 60m, 150m, 300m, 600m as well as the javelin, discus and shot put events.
The association over the years has scheduled three such meets in the first quarter of the year aimed at keeping athletes primed ahead of the national junior and senior championships.
These championships are used to select athletes for various regional and international meets that the association sets its sights on throughout the year.
The AAG, however, is late in running off its 2015 season.
Every season traditionally begins with a cross country race in the National Park but this year the first cross country race is set for the mining town of Linden on Sunday, February 8.