Athletes record personal best times overseas

New world 100metres record holder Usain Bolt (second left) strikes a pose with from left John Martins (coach), Calvin Belgrave and Ricardo Martin at the 2008 Hampton Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

By Calvin Roberts

A team of three athletes, two from Enmore Sports Club (ESC) and one from Rupununi Athletic and Sports Academy, under the guidance of manager/coach John Martins, returned from a series of overseas tours, including participation in the just-concluded Hampton Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

New world 100metres record holder Usain Bolt (second left) strikes a pose with from left John Martins (coach), Calvin Belgrave and Ricardo Martin at the 2008 Hampton Games in Trinidad and Tobago.The high point of the team’s performance was the personal best time of 10:47s clocked by ESC sprinter Kenneth (BC) Semple while competing in the 100 metres at the Brooklyn Games on May 26 where he placed seventh.