AAG heartened by Guyana’s CARIFTA Games performance, says Hutson

“I AM very heartened” was how Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) president Aubrey Hutson described his feelings towards Guyana’s performance at the recently concluded 43rd CARIFTA Game in Martinique, where Guyana finished fourth overall in the top 10 nations, with three gold medals and a silver. 

Guyana’s achievement was led by the performance of Cassey George, who accounted for two of the three gold medals. Kadecia Baird was just as striking with her gold and silver medal takings.
George came out victorious in the girls’ Under-18 1500m and girls’ open 3 000m, while United States-based Guyanese Kadecia Baird ruled the roost in the girls’ Under- 20 400m and finished in the 200m where she just missed out on the gold after tripping at the finish line.
Competing against powerhouse athletes from Jamaica, Guyana fielded a team of nine athletes.
Baird and George were the only athletes on the nine-man team to medal in an event. However, others came close, and Hutson said that the AAG was glad to provide all the athletes with the opportunity to receive exposure in the sport.
“The nation sees these performances and they need to understand that athletes are not born overnight, it’s a developmental thing. I know all of the girls did their best, it’s a stepping stone and we have to give them the exposure, we cannot expect miracles.” Hutson told Chronicle Sport.
Hutson also noted the performance of the two field-event athletes, namely Natricia Hooper and Kade Pearce, and while the athletes were unable to medal, Hutson said they served well in sending out the message to other athletes in the field-events division that if they work hard the AAG is willing to back them.
The Association is expected to do a complete debriefing on the team’s performance at a press conference to be held later today at the Olympic House on High Street.

(By Tamica Garnett)

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