Heats for the 100m and 200m races were a major part of day one at the East Georgetown District Champion of Champions inter-school meet yesterday at the GCC ground, Bourda, but the announcement of the boys under-20 200m as a finals sent the day’s excitement to a dazzling peak.
In a keenly contested scratch-race start, participants were on the hunt to grab a chance to make it to the upcoming nationals. And all eyes were on nationals athlete Carl Lewis as he surged into the lead. Lewis went neck and neck with second place finisher Steven Grant for the first 100m of the race then in the final 100m he took over convincingly, leaving Grant to battle third place finisher Sebastian Anthon.
Lewis’ 200m display followed his earlier victory in his 100m heats.
In other finals yesterday, the girls open 3,000m was won by Adama Roberts, who finished ahead of nationals athlete Carlissa Atkinson and Ayesha Bovell respectively.
And Oneil Joseph secured himself a place on the East Georgetown Nationals team with his first place finish in the 5,000m, while Winston Forrester and Devonly Da Silva were able to finish second and third respectively.
And in the junior age categories, Reyana Thomas lost the girls under-10 800m to Roshana Ratimiah as Ratimiah smartly edged her at the finishing line. After being in the lead for most of the race, Thomas was about to declare herself the winner as she decelerated mere inches before the finishing line when Ratimiah seized the opportunity in a brisk dash past her to take the win. The boys under-10 1,000m was won by Michael George ahead of Quan Wilson and Colin John respectively. Anita Kendal won the girls under-12 1,000m and the boys under-12 1,200m event was won by Samuel Lynch. Letisha David won the girls under-14 1,200m and Daraul Jones won the boys’ category.
Meanwhile, nationals athlete Mawava Mason won both her heats for the girls under-16 100m and 200m events and much excitement is building over the outcome of the finals when she has to clash with the winners of the other heats. The track events are scheduled to come to a close today.