GDF confident of Boyce & Jefford Classic sweep
Army coach Robert Chisholm
Army coach Robert Chisholm

 

HEAD coach of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Track and Field Club, Robert Chisholm, is confident that they have what it takes to bring home the bacon in the upcoming Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic set for August 15-16.Chisholm, in an interview said that he has already shortlisted the team that will represent the GDF in the competition, following their Inter-Unit Championships two weeks ago. He said that when he surveys the current landscape, he believes he has the best team.
“I think we will win because when you look around and you see the athletes that are in all the events, we stand the best chance,” Chisholm said, adding that he believes that they have “put together a reasonable team” to challenge for the title.
The soldiers placed second last year to Police and are definitely looking to improve on that performance for the upcoming event, with their performance at the Classic preceding their entry into the 2015 Joint Services Championships.
Chisholm’s confidence perhaps comes from the fact that they have in their inventory sprint ace Rupert Perry, who is the current double sprint champion, along with Aniqah Powley as well as Davin Fraser.
In the field events, Leslain Baird has been on top of his game for the past three years in the Javelin Throw while Patrick King, barring any injury, should feature in the male Long Jump, which he won last year.
Middle distance queen Andrea Foster and all-rounder Natrena Hooper, who competes in the 200m and 400m events as well as in the Long and Triple Jump events, have also been added to the army’s arsenal.
“We are looking reasonably good. I am confident with my team. In terms of preparations, we had a setback with the weather, so we did not get to put in the kind of work we wanted to, but it is not we alone, all the teams are on a level playfield,” Chisholm asserted.
The coach indicated that with the quality team he has, there is no reason why he should not run away with the overall first-place prize of $600 000. The second-place team will pocket $400 000 while third- and fourth-placers get $250 000 and $150 000, respectively.

 

 

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