Patrick King poised for triple sprint crown in GDF championships

Patrick King (left) comfortably takes the win in the men’s 400 metres heats when the GDF championships started yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Former Inter-Services Athletics Championships (ISAC) 400 metres champion Patrick King is poised to earn a sprint triple crown today after blazing his way to top qualifying times in two 100 metres heats and the 400 metres tack event yesterday.

King clocked a fast time of 10.4s to qualify for the final in the 100 metres while Winston Hughes came in second with 10.9s, at the Camp Ayanganna sports ground, setting the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)