THE country’s four-member athletics team on Thursday morning departed for Lima, Peru to compete in the South American U20 championship set for July 12-14.
The team is led by manager/coach Kenisha Headley.

The athletes set to hit the blocks for Guyana are Malachi Austin, who will line up in the 400 meters, Tiana Springer will be in the women 400 meters, and Athaleyha Hinckson 100 and 200-meters runner.
The age group championship will see the continent’s best track stars on show, with Guyana’s trio hoping to collect hardware, and earn a chance to represent Guyana at the World Athletics 2024 U20 competition between August 27-31, also in Peru.
The nation’s athletics darling Springer, who has a PB of 52.31 seconds in the 400 meters achieved at this year’s CARFITA Games, is also seeking to set the track ablaze.

She had been in fine form, claiming CARFITA gold in March, winning the U20 national trials, and taking bronze in the World Athletics Continental Tour events, and The Aliann Pompey Invitational, held late June, where she finished in 52.92 seconds.
400 specialist and sprinter Austin, who boasts a personal best of 46.35 run at the CARFITA Games, where he picked up the gold medal, will be aiming to deliver on his immense potential at the event, as he continues to progress to the senior ranks.
Austin is the newly-crowned national 400m champion, after taking the title in 47.70 at the National Track and Field Centre last month.

The pair of Austin and Springer will be joined by 2024 CARFITA 100 gold medalist Hinckson, who has a personal best of 11.39 seconds, set at the National Track and Field Centre last month.
Hinckson also finished as the silver medalist at the CARFITA Games in March, with a time of 23.85 seconds.

The team all made the qualifying standard at the country’s national U20 trails, held in April at the National Track and Field Centre.