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More Int’l competitions for Alika this year
By Iva WhartonComing off a sub par year in 2011 by her usual lofty standards, top female long distance athlete Alika Morgan is contemplating participating in more international competitions this year.

Field events to determine winner of East Georgetown schools competition
Today’s field events will determine the winner of the East Georgetown Inter-Schools competition but yesterday the athletes were quite assertive on the track, throwing down the gauntlet to competitors in the upcoming National Track & Field, Cycling and Swimming championships next month.

Injured Pompey opts out of Pan Am Games
Guyana’s Aliann Pompey will not be able to add a Pan American Games medal to the gold and silver she has won at two Commonwealth Games.

Sampson makes mark at North Zone Inter-Schools C/hips
National youth sprinter Jevina Sampson made her mark at the North Zone Inter-Schools Championships for Zone Two yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

North Georgetown gearing up to defend Schools National Championship title
Defending Schools National Champions, North Georgetown (District 11) began their stringent selection process yesterday with their inter-zone field events for the upcoming Schools National Championship slated for next month.

GDF draw first blood
The Guyana Defence Force drew first blood when the 2011 Inter Services Championships ran off with a 10 kilometres road relay yesterday morning.

GPF-GDF rivalry to headline Joint Services Athletics Championships tomorrow
A traditional rivalry between two local powerhouses in athletics is set to flare up again when the Guyana Police Force meets the Guyana Defence Force at the 2011 Joint Services Athletics Championships scheduled to start tomorrow.

Persaud carts off feature event
Robin Persaud carted off the 35-lap Schoolboys and Novices race yesterday when National cycling Coach Hassan Mohammed and the Unitech Awning ran off a successful 11 race cycling meet at the National Park circuit, Thomas Lands.
Walker dethroned as Demus crowned 400m champion
DAEGU, South Korea, CMC – Jamaican Melaine Walker failed in her title defence as American Lashinda Demus stormed to a world-leading time to win the women’s 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships yesterday.
Bolt back on centre stage on day seven in Daegu
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) - Jamaican Usain Bolt returns to the Daegu Stadium yesterday with a second chance to put his stamp on the 13th world championships five days after his 100 metres debacle.

‘Sluggish’ Felix into 200 final
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) - After putting her life on ice for two days, defending champion Allyson Felix eased into the final of the women’s 200 metres at the world championships yesterday.
Jamaican Powell decides to miss relay
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) - Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell has decided he will not run in the Jamaican relay team at the Daegu world championships, his agent said yesterday.

Pompey blames lack of sleep for Daegu defeat
Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist and 2002 National Sportswoman of the Year, Aliann Pompey said her failure to reach the final of the 400m at the World Championships was an emotional loss.
Battling Baala bemoans luck after 1,500 fal
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) - France’s Mehdi Baala, who slugged it out on the track with a team mate in Monaco last month, is starting to think he is cursed after falling in the 1,500 metres heats at world championships on Tuesday.
