Teen athletes with aspirations of representing Guyana at this year’s CARIFTA Games in Jamaica will have their first opportunity to punch their tickets when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) hosts its first trials tomorrow at the National Track and Field Centre.
Athletes are scheduled to get into the blocks from 10:00hrs.
The trials, will be used to select Guyana’s team to the 49th edition of the event.
Jamaica is set to host this year’s Games from April 16 to 18 after receiving their government’s backing following the cancellation of the last two editions due to COVID-19.
The 2020 event was scheduled to be held in Bermuda but was then postponed to 2021 before being cancelled as a result of ongoing coronavirus-related concerns in that territory and worldwide.
Standout local junior athletes will be eager to reach or surpass the qualifying standards set by the AAG in order to compete among the Region’s best in the ‘Land of Wood and Water’ during the Easter weekend.
The trials should be highly competitive as there are several rivalries among the teen track and field stars in the 592.
According to President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson, he expects in excess of 100 athletes competing for spots on the team starting tomorrow.
Below are the standards set by the AAG for the athletes to punch their tickets to Jamaica.
CARIFTA QUALIFYING STANDARDS
EVENTS MALE U -17 FEMALE U – 17 MALE U – 20 FEMALE U – 20 FEMALE OPEN
100m 11.00 12.10 10.55 11.80
200m 22.00 24.70 21.50 24.20
400m 50.00 57.00 48.00 55.50
800m 2:00.00 2:19.00 1:55.00 2:14.50
1500m 4:15.00 4:59.00 4:05.00 4:50.00
3000m 9:20.00 10:50.00
5000m 16:00.00
Shot Put 13.60m 12.50m 17.00m 12.50m
Javelin 55.00m 40.50m 60.00m 40.50m
Discus 45.00m 35.00m 52.00m 40.00m
Long Jump 6.70m 5.50m 7.10m 5.70m
Triple Jump 13.50m 11.60m 14.90m 12.60m
High Jump 1.85m 1.60m 2.00m 1.70m
NOTE: THIS MEET IS FOR REGISTERED ATHLETES ONLY. ALL ATHLETES MUST COMPLETE THEIR 2022 REGISTRATION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE.
Completed “entry forms” for CARIFTA Trials 1 should have been returned on or before Thursday at 4:00pm via email, coaches’ chat or at the AAG office, 125 Light St Georgetown. Athletes were required to pay a meet entry fee of $300.
Rules:
• Athletes are only allowed to compete in two events and in one age category.
• First false start will be against the field while the second false start will be against the athlete.
• Athletes will be given six (6) attempts at ALL FIELD EVENTS.
• All track events will be timed finals.
The Technical Delegate reserves the right to seed and or remove any event from these meets.
