PPYC win Boyce and Jefford Track & Field Classic with 354 points
A representative from the Police Progressive Youth Club receives the winning trophy for the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VI.
A representative from the Police Progressive Youth Club receives the winning trophy for the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VI.

IN AN action-packed day filled with passionate rivalry, the Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) successfully defended their title before a large crowd at the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VI which concluded late Sunday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Linden. Backed by a powerful collection of leading athletes, PPYC collected win after win to rack up 354 points to defend their title and walk away with the trophy, a $600 000 grand prize money and bragging rights as the first club to win two consecutive titles at the event.
The Guyana Defence Force team gathered 339 points to grab the second-place trophy and $400 000..
The Linden team, who this year comprised a merger of all the Linden clubs, finished in third place, with 110 points, while Mercury Fast Laners (MFL) took the fourth spot, with 71 points. For their efforts, Linden and MFL pocketed $250 000 and $150 000, respectively.
With 58 points Super Upcoming Runners Club finished in fifth position and the ‘Overseas Team’, comprising all the international athletes, amassed 24 points to finish in sixth place.
Rising Stars Club gained 6 points from Alika Morgan’s third place finish in the women’s 1500m. Speaking following their win, coach for the PPYC, Linden Wilson, commented how elated he was to see his club bag two consecutive wins at the event for the first time.
In individual prizes GDF’s Andrea Foster fittingly walked away with Champion Girl trophy and the $50 000 prize that went along with the win after gaining 30 points from her performances.
Police’s Winston George, Julio Sinclair and GDF’s Cleveland Forde all got 20 points and shared the Champion Boy title.
Out on the ground, a number of exciting upsets kept spectators at the edge of their seats throughout the day, not the least being the photo-finish battle between Police’s Arinze Chance and Bevon Noble in the men’s 400m. Chance clocked 55.5 secs but was just nicked out of first place by Noble who recorded a time of 55.4 secs.
In the international events of the day, the men’s 200m and 800m, as well as the female 200m and 1500m were as suspenseful as they promised to be, as the Guyanese overpowered their overseas counterparts.
Kevin Bailey clocked 2:05.8s to triumph over Trinidad’s Ashton Gill (2:07.9s), while Foster won the women’s 1500m in 5:17.7s in a win over Trinidad’s Under-20 champion Dawnel Collymore (5:20.6s).
In the women’s 100m Deja Smart overpowered Aniquah Powley. Smart clocked 12.3 secs to trump the 12.6 secs run by Powley, while Police’s Kezia Bess took third in a time of 12.8 secs.
It was a sprint double for Police’s Winston George, who after winning the men’s 200m in record-breaking time of 21.9 secs, went on to outflank GDF’s Rupert Perry in the 100m.
George blazed to the finish line in 10.4 secs, while Perry was behind in 10.7 seconds. Linden’s Compton Caesar was in for third off a time of 12.8 secs.
In the relays GDF took the top spots in both the men’s and women’s 4x100m, as well as the women’s 4x400m where they clocked 4:42.3s. Police won the men’s 4x400m in 3:51.8s.
In the field events Police took a clean sweep of the podium positions in the men’s discus where Julio Sinclair championed the event with a 41.77m throw, while Kelon Spellen (33.43m) and Warren Duncan (32.87s) took second and third respectively.

By Tamica Garnett

 

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :
Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

All our printed editions are available online
emblem3
Subscribe to the Guyana Chronicle.
Sign up to receive news and updates.
We respect your privacy.