COURTS Guyana Inc. yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the development of athletics when the entity handed over $1.8M at its Main Street office to the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) for the 5th edition of its 10k Classic, set for September 20.The event will move from the company’s Main Street office at 06:00hrs. It will proceed to Conversation Tree on the lower East Coast of Demerara and return to the starting-point where the

various winners will be crowned and prizes will be distributed.
Athletes at the junior, senior and masters divisions in both males and females will compete for over $1.3M in prizes, cash and trophies with a 3k event organised for the staff of the furniture and electronics company.
During a press briefing yesterday, Managing Director Clyde De Haas reaffirmed his company’s support for the sport, adding, “It is part of our corporate social responsibility to support and build sport especially the grassroots and across the whole of Guyana and this is true for our motto, bringing value home, we want to bring healthy lifestyles home.”
President of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Aubrey Hudson, indicated that general improvements will be made to the 5th edition of the event.
He said, “We plan to have at least three medical teams as a part of this event to ensure that unfortunate incidents (do not occur) – like last year, we had athletes collapsing at the finish line and were not adequately taken care of.”
Hudson also spoke of smoother logistical plans which are aimed at running the event more efficiently and also of the move to award hampers to the first 15 masters to cross the line
He said that the COURTS 10k has over the years been one warm-up for Guyana’s athletes, ahead of the South American 10k, which will this year feature participants from as far as the United Arab Emirates and other African countries.
Seon Erskine, representing the Sport Director Christopher Jones, who was unable to attend the proceedings, gave the blessing of the National Sports Commission (NSC) while advocating for more events aimed at developing a healthy lifestyle. (Stephan Sookram)