CARIFTA Games team wings out for Martinique today

SEVEN athletes and three officials were scheduled to wing out early this morning, beginning their journey to the island of Martinique where the team will participate in the 2014 Junior CARIFTA Games, to be held from April 19 to 21. 

The party was expected to leave Guyana at 06:.00hrs, and those departing were athletes Jevina Sampson, Cassey George, Natricia Hooper, Avon Samuels, Jason Yaw, Kade Pearce, Kevin Abbensetts; coach Sham Johnny, assistant coach Glendon Pantlitz, and team manager Mayfield Taylor-Trim.
The ten-man contingent represents part of the team that will represent Guyana at the event. The other part of the team comprises athletes Kadecia Baird, Brenessa Thompson and assistant coaches Shawn Dietz and Matthew Martin, all of whom will be travelling from the United States of America.
At a press conference held yesterday at Olympic House, president of the Guyana Athletics Association of Guyana, Aubrey Hutson, took the opportunity to express confidence in the team ahead of their departure.
“This team, for me, is leaving on a high note and much is expected of them. The athletes have given us constant assurance that they will go out there and do their best, and I am hoping that everybody comes back with some weights around their necks.” Hutson said yesterday afternoon.
Also present at the meeting was coach Johnny, in addition to a few of the athletes who will be travelling this morning.
The athletes disclosed that they were very confident ahead of their performance, and conceded that they will be going out to put their best foot forward. Johnny concurred that Guyana will be well represented this year.
“I think the squad is well prepared, and we will be productive. Everybody on this team is capable, and I think the athletes will give a good account of themselves.” Johnny ascertained.
In comparing the team to last year’s, Johnny said that indeed much more is expected from the team this year noting that in the very least Guyana will have a much stronger relay team this year.
Guyana will be in the female Under-18 4x400m relay, which will be run by George, Hooper, Sampson and Samuels.
George, one of last year’s medallists, will also participate in the 1500m and the open 3000m; Sampson and Samuels will run the 200m and 400m. Yaw will also be in a 200m and 400m but in the Boys Under-18 category. Abbensetts and Pearce will be in the Boys Under-20 category.
Abbensetts is set to run the 100m and 200m, while Pearce will be in the high jump and triple jump. Baird will be in the female Under-20 200m and 400m, and Thompson will be in the 100m and 200m.
The team is expected to return on the afternoon of April 22.

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