WHEN the dust was settled on Friday, the Upper Demerara/ Kwakwani District 10 Schools Committee confirmed that defending champions, Christianburg -Wismar ‘Multi’ Secondary School had retained their overall Champion of Champions crown when the Inter Secondary Schools Track and Field, Swimming, Cycling and Teachers’ championships culminated at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

By virtue of winning two of the titles at this year’s championships, the Teachers’ and Cycling segments, despite losing the war on the track and field to Mackenzie High School, the ‘Multi’ ran out victors of the battle for the overall supremacy.

Some amount of confusion crept in on Thursday night after the Christianburg-Wismar Secondary had lost to Mackenzie High School, many felt, including some officials, that Linden Foundation had carted off the overall title.

But this was not to be and a recount the next day amounted to the fact that the ‘Multi’ team had successfully retained their crown.
The ‘Multi’ side, by winning the teachers and cycling titles and placing third in the track and field and fourth in the swimming, amassed 71 pints.

Placing second was Linden Foundation Secondary who copped one tile and placed second and third in two others to gain 68.5 points and pipped Mackenzie High School who came out with one win– the track and field– and got a second and fifth place to accumulate 68.5 points.

The swimming championship was held at the Watooka Pool and there was a most impressive start to the eagerly-awaited track and field championships which saw some spectacular running by the athletes in general which is an indication that the defending National Schools champions, District 10, (Upper Demerara/ Kwakwani) are going to be ready for a successful defence of their title once more.