National Seniors Championships officially launched
The head table at yesterday’s launch: Standing are a few of the athletes while sitting (from left) are coach Julian Edmonds, AAG secretary Mayfield Taylor-Trim, AAG president Aubrey Hutson, Event co-Chairman James Cole; Competitions Director Yvonne October.
The head table at yesterday’s launch: Standing are a few of the athletes while sitting (from left) are coach Julian Edmonds, AAG secretary Mayfield Taylor-Trim, AAG president Aubrey Hutson, Event co-Chairman James Cole; Competitions Director Yvonne October.

 

… T&T and Suriname expected to participate

 

ATHLETES from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago may be participating at this year’s National Seniors Championships, scheduled to be held from July 1 to 2, at the National Track and Field Centre, in Leonora.
This was disclosed yesterday at the launching of the event, which took place at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) office on Light Street.
The AAG is hoping to build on the excitement that was created by the South American Junior Championships earlier this month, and make this event just as exciting, and just as well attended.
“This is going to be a great championships as the seniors are very eager to compete. They would have seen what the juniors had done and they want to equally have the opportunity to showcase their skills, and warrant selection to represent Guyana going forward,” said AAG president Aubrey Hutson.
“We’ve put a lot of things in place, not just to make it any other event that we would run off, but to make it an event where we would like to see the stands filled. So we’re going to start doing a lot of advertising over the next week leading up to this Championships to ensure that we have a big crowd for them to compete in front of.”
Hutson admitted that for some time now the focus has been on the junior athletes, while the seniors have been feeling neglected.
“By and large we’ve heard the cry of the senior athletes who’ve continued to complain that our programmes are primarily junior-based. I have heard that cry, so I’m giving them the opportunity to be a part of a great competition,” He said.
Co-chairman of the event, James Cole, took the opportunity to extend an impassioned plea for members of the corporate community to come on board and support the event, which will be doling out monetary prizes for first to third spots in each of the 36 events.
“Now that we have officially launched our National Senior Championships, we are asking the business community to come on board and give us their support because as it stands right now our budget is $5.5 million, and we are starting at $0 So we are asking all possible, small or large, to come on board with us and help to make this a success,” Cole remarked.
Each event will carry a total purse of $20 000, being divided up with $10 000 for first place, $6 000 for second place, and $4 000 for third.
Patrons who hope to attend the event will have two ticket options, whereas they can either purchase a ticket for $1 000, which will be inclusive of a barbeque, or otherwise pay $500 for entrance.
A few of the athletes scheduled to participate at the event were also present at yesterday’s launch.

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