The unfair treatment meted out to hinterland athletes could act as a deterrent to others in interior locations, according to Brian Rodrigues of the Rupununi Athletics and Sports Academy.
Rodrigues in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport was making specific reference to long distance athlete Samuel Kaitan.
Kaitan who hails from Katuur in South/Central Rupununi, Region 9, was prevented from competing in the under-23 athletics championship organized by the AAG because of a late registration, according to Rodrigues.
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