The Athletic Association of Guyana’s (AAG) National Senior Championships, which was expected to be staged yesterday will now be held on February 24 at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
It was the second postponement of the event by the association in two weeks, first because of the unavailability of the Enmore Community Centre ground and second, because of the recent inclement weather.
According to president of the association, Aubrey Hutson, the meet, which is “Primarily a 2013 event that we must run off to fulfill our obligations to the IAAF.”
The AAG must stage the championships before next month when the reporting
“We are trying to encourage the athletes from age 16 and upwards to participate in this event to give them as much competition prior to the Carifta Games that we hope to attend in April, said the AAG head.
“(Winston) George is preparing to lead off our team at the South American Games in Chile and we expect to see him put in a good performance but as you know Jason (Yaw) will be looking to run up under him or better him.
Fortune is still our fastest female out there but they’re athletes like Tirana (Mitchell) will be looking to better her,” he added. (Emmerson Campbell)
