COURTS Guyana Inc., in collaboration with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), will be hosting its annual COURTS 10K Race 2015, the fifth edition of one of the country’s most lucrative road races. Set to be launched today, the event is open to runners in the Juniors, Seniors and Masters categories for both males and females with over $1.3M in cash, prizes and trophies up for grabs.

The COURTS 10K race features some of Guyana’s biggest names in the sport locally. A 3K race will also be hosted simultaneously for the members of staff of COURTS as the company continues to support healthy and active lifestyles. These staff members will be rewarded separately.
The races are scheduled to be held on September 20, and will commence at COURTS Main Street and follow a prescribed route.
A total of over $1.8M will be invested this year as COURTS continues to honour its commitment to sports in Guyana.
Distance star, Cleveland Thomas, easily ran away with the title and the $100 000 first-place prize last year, clocking 32 minutes 56 seconds to win the event ahead of Trinidad-based Guyanese, Kelvin Johnson, who clocked 33 minutes 31 seconds while Tyshon Bentick was third with 33 minutes 35 seconds.
Euleen Josiah-Tanner won her fourth straight title at the event, clocking 38 minutes 30 seconds to win the event ahead of Andrea Foster, who finished second in 41 minutes 40 seconds.
Alika Morgan was third with 42 minutes 57 seconds. Matthew McKenzie won the Boys junior category while Shantel Hinds won the female version of the category.
Alisha Fortune topped the field in the Women’s Masters event and Ian Archibald won the Masters Men 40-55 and Llewelyn Gardner the Men’s Masters 56 and over.