Triathlon promises much excitement

Darcel Harris

The National Aquatic Centre, the open roads and the National Park will be buzzing this weekend when the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and its affiliates stage a team and individual triathlon and the Olympic Day Run/Walk/Jog.

Following a team draw at the National Park on Saturday from 6:30am to 8:30am, swimming will kick start the weekend’s activities of the triathlon. At the Aquatic Centre, the swimmers will race for 750m, then hand the baton over to the cyclists for a 20km ride which will be followed by a 5km race in the national park by the athletes.

Each participating national federation will be responsible for organizing their leg of the event and will be