CLEVELAND Forde and Euleen Josiah-Tanner have been selected to represent this country in the second leg of the South American 10km Road Race over in Suriname which is set for November 2.Forde claimed victory in last Sunday’s first leg, while the overseas-based Josiah-Tanner finished second to Trinidad and Tobago’s Tonya Nero in the women’s division and their selections were confirmed by president of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Aubrey Hudson.
At the weekend, Forde once again upstaged his T&T rival Richard Jones to win in 32 minutes 27.29 seconds, to win his sixth title, while Josiah-Tanner on the other hand did not seriously challenge Nero who also won the title in 2012.
The third leg of the SA 10km is in Panama on November 15 and only one athlete may make it to this event – Forde who Hudson said he is hoping can win the treble but at this stage no concrete decision has been made regarding his participation.
The president noted the high cost to send athletes to Panama, one of the reasons Panama did not send athletes here for the first leg, but said with COPA Airlines now offering direct flights to Panama, it may be cheaper to send athletes. However a decision will be made only when the AAG sits down with Forde.