THE top performers of the Under-23 trial that was held at the Police Sports Club (PSC) ground last Sunday will know their fate when the executives of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) meet to decide who will represent the Land of Many Waters.
According to one executive from the AAG, a meeting is to be held today when the issue of who qualifies to represent Guyana is addressed.
From the trials, Under-23 athletes can qualify for the North American, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association’s (NACAC) Under-23 Track and Field Championships in Brazil while the youth athletes can qualify for the South American Youth Championships 2013 which is to be hosted in Argentina.
On Sunday there was mediocre athlete participation which also led the day’s schedule to include a few invitational races. Some senior athletes were also included in events to give the juniors a push to better their performances.
In the male Under-23 sprinting division, Stephan James ran a blistering time of 47.9s in the 400m finishing behind Olympian Winston George (senior) who ran 47.6s. James also won the 200m in an impressive time.
The 100m was won by Chavez Ageday in a time of 10.5s (hand timing), while Akeem Stewart was second with a time of 10.8s.
Another impressive performance came from the two-time 1500 gold medallist at the CARIFTA Games Jevina Straker. She was unchallenged as she won the Under-23 800m in a time of 2:16.9s and also the 1500m which she won on Saturday.
Another performance to review was that of Tevin Garraway who won the youth sprint double over the two days. On Sunday he closed his performance with a time of 21.9s in the 200m.