The late Harry Prowell, who represented Guyana at the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968, was honoured on Saturday, with the renaming of the Success Playfield on the East Coast of Demerara; its now named the Harry Prowell Playfield.
Prowell, who ran the gruelling 5,000m and 10,000m races, passed away in June 2000, aged 63, lived just a corner away from the playfield.
Pioneer of the project, Mustafaa Azimullah, told the News Room Sport they wanted to appreciate the outstanding accomplishments of the late Prowell.
“An athlete would die twice– at the end of their career and their natural death. Harry Prowell’s achievements are immense, they cannot be equated, and that was one of the driving forces behind this initiative.”

Azimullah added, “This would serve as a reminder, not only for us, but the youth of tomorrow about who Harry Prowell really was, who this great man really was, who this legend was.”
More so, grand-daughter, Michelle Rampersaud, said the Prowell clan is proud to witness the honouring of the Olympian, one that will serve to preserve his remarkable legacy.
“This day will cast a permanent mark on our minds. We cherish this day as this event keeps the accomplishments of a great athlete, a great son and a true champion alive,” Rampersaud told the gathering. Prowell participated in the 10,000 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Canada and represented Guyana at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Prowell has personal best in the Marathon with a time of 2:39:11 set on 4 February 1968 in St. Georges, Grenada.
He was named Guyana’s National Sportsman of the Year in 1969 and received the Order of Service of Guyana, known as the Golden Arrow of Achievement in 1970.