South American Juniors budget now $29m

“With the influx shown in the meet, our budget is now about 29 million dollars.”

So said President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) Aubrey Hutson during a recent interview with this publication ahead of the South American U-20 Championships set for June 3-4 at the Leonora Track and Field facility.

The initial cost to host the championships was in the neighborhood of $US60, 000 with the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) providing 50 per cent, however, Hutson noted that the AAG will now have to source 22 million Guyana dollars to blanket the cost of the international event, the first to be hosted on local soil.

So what are the plans for crossing the financial hurdle?