Winston George, Brenessa Thompson eliminated in heats

Aliyah Abrams

Two of Guyana’s athletes, Winston George and Brenessa Thompson were eliminated in the preliminary rounds of their events yesterday at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

George placed 26th in the 400 metres event with a time of 45.77s. He featured in the heat with Grenada’s star Kirani James who advanced along with several other Caribbean athletes.