The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Senior Championships commenced Friday at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora.
As expected, promising star, Chantoba Bright (13.53m) won the women’s triple jump ahead of seasoned campaigner Natricia Hooper (12.61m) and Princess Brown (12.61m).
In the Men’s triple jump, the unofficial results saw Surinamese Miguel Van Assen taking gold with a best leap of 16.53m, followed by Jamaican-based Guyanese Damon Williams (16.30m) and Police Progressive Sports Club’s Denis Roberts (14.77m).
In the Men’s 110m hurdles, Hosea Glen of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) won in a time of 18.59s followed by Isaiah Lewis (19.46s) and Trevor Scotland (25.25s).
GDF continued their dominance as Jemeica Scott had a best of 33.15m in Women’s Discuss.

Annesia DeAbreu (30.57m) and Annisha Gibbons (28.66m) rounded out the top three.
In women’s 5000m, 20-year-old Sheama Tyrell of GDF clocked 19 minutes, 49.03 seconds for a comprehensive victory.
Abiola Ross, also of GDF came second in a time of 21:57.57s followed by Delicia Tinnis (22:05.37s). Up to press time, the Male and Female 100m finals were still to be conducted.
Action continues today from 10:00h and the highlight of the morning session will the two 400m Finals.
The ultimate goal of the athletes is to qualify for next month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The event is not open to members of the public due to COVID-19 protocols.