Guyana’s leg of this year’s South American 10km Classic is set to attract international athletes from as far as Kenya.
This is according to the General Secretary of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), James Cole.
Cole told this publication recently that the annual calendar event scheduled for November 5 has garnered the interest of runners from Brazil, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Grenada, Guadeloupe, and Kenya.
Cole said that in total, the 21st edition of the fixture is shaping up to attract in excess of 150 competitors. The AAG’s GS added that athletes in the senior male and female categories will be competing for the $US1000 first prize and other incentives.
As an added incentive, the winner of these races will also receive a medal made of Guyana’s famous gold. The first, second, third, and fourth runners-up will pocket $US600, $400, $US300, and $US$200, respectively, along with trophies.
Junior athletes (16–20 years old) as well as Masters (women 35+), men (40–55), and women (56 and older) will also take home trophies and cash prizes.
The top four juniors will receive vouchers or grants valued at US$100, US$75, US$50, and US$25, while the top four masters (women 35+) and men (40–55) will run off with GY$20,000, GY$12,000, and GY$8,000, respectively. Masters (56 and above): the top three finishers will collect G$15,000, G$1,000, and G$5,000 in that order.
The event, which is scheduled to officially launch today, is set to start at 15:00 a.m. on Barrack Street and proceed to the University of Guyana (UG) road before returning to the point of origin for the finish.
Notes: Last year, Winston Missigher and Attoya Harvey claimed the first-place senior male and female prizes for the event, which concluded in the National Park.
