BERBICIAN athletics club, Hopetown Flames are prepared and will have their eyes set on the Independence Track and Field Championships this weekend (May 18-19) at the National Track and Field Centre (NTFC), Leonora, West Coast Demerara.

The club boasts a number of phenomenal talents and team manager, Keisha Burnett, is optimistic that her athletes will do well over the weekend.

She revealed, “We are well prepared and looking forward for the Independence meet, I expect my athletes to perform well because they having being doing great from the start of the year.”

In recent times, with Guyana becoming a dominant force in athletics at the youth and junior levels in the Caribbean, Burnett pointed out that meets such as these will aid in the development of athletes.

”Our athletes are preparing for future meets so the more they compete the better for them and I believe this meet provides exposure for our athletes and that is important,” she said.

Hopetown Flames boasts athletes such as 2019 Carifta gold medallist Matthew Gordon along with the likes of sprinter Loneil Marks among its ranks.

Action will kick off on both days at the NTFC at 10:00hrs. Spectators will be asked for a $300 contribution at the gate.