Pompey sets sight on Olympics

Aliann Pompey

The Olympic Games are 47 days away and although track star Aliann Pompey  will definitely compete, she is cautiously optimistic of  peaking in  time for world’s biggest sports event next month.

“I am taking things one day at a time and hoping for the best,” the former Commonwealth 400 metres gold medalist  said yesterday.
Pompey was one of two Guyanese athletes who competed  in  the Adidas Diamond League athletics  meet  in New York at the Icahn  Stadium, which saw an invasion of world class competitors, testing their readiness  for the big event in London.

Pompey did not make the cut for the