TO commemorate the Golden Jubilee, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and former athletes based in North America will team up to host a Day of Athletics on May 22.According to the organising committee of the venture, a 5km, a 10km and a track and field event will be staged four days prior to Independence Day at the Carifesta Avenue Sports Complex (formerly Guyana National Service Sports Complex) and the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna.
Lots of cash prizes and trophies will be up for grabs.
There will be a 5km race for athletes 14-16 years and a 10km (open) event which will start at 06:00hrs at the Carifesta Sports Complex and end at the same venue. The official route will be published in a subsequent release.
Five hours later, the youth, junior and senior track and field athletes will swing into action at the GDF ground.
They will compete in the 4x100m, the 4x400m relay races along with the 100m, 200m, 800m and 1500m and long jump events.
Sixty and eighty-metre events will also be contested by athletes 12 years and under.
While the top three finishers in the Under-16 and U-20 events will take home bicycles, the top five seniors will pocket $40 000, $30 000, $20 000, $15 000 and $10 000 respectively.
The top three Masters, male and female finishers, will be rewarded with cash prizes of $20 000, $15 000 and $10 000 in that order.
Admission is free.