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Guyanese athletes outstanding at Hampton Games

Jul 30, 2009 Sports

Continue to underscore need for synthetic facility

By Edison Jefford
National senior male distance runner Kelvin Johnson and 2008 Beijing Olympics sprinter Adam Harris led a host of Guyanese athletes to have won gold medals at the recently held Hampton International Games in Trinidad.
Johnson led a Guyanese sweep in the Open Men’s 5000m race after he finished ahead of countrymen, Dennis Horatio (16:31) and Cleveland Forde (16:39) respectively in a time of 15:46 to emphatically win the event.
Harris then gave Guyana its breakthrough International Men’s 100m gold medal when he clocked 10.21 seconds in a photo finish with Rondel Sorrillo, who was timed at 10.21.81 for second place at the Hasely Crawford stadium.

Keston Bledman was third in the event with 10.22 seconds. Sorrillo turned the tables on Harris in the 200m where the United States-based Guyanese sprinter placed fourth behind Javon Toppin, Sorrillo and Renny Quow respectively.
Jevina Sampson and Neisa Alleyne also copped gold for Guyana in the Under-13 Girls’ 400m and Under-20 Girls’ 200m correspondingly. Sampson won her event in 64.64 while Alleyne clocked 25.78 in claiming her race.
Sampson defeated Natalia Thomas (64.66) and Zakiya Hunte (65.50). Alleyne finished in front of Shashawna Mason (25.80) and Chrystal Williams (26.47). The duo supported the gold medal performance of Jevina Straker Under-17 Girls 800m.

Straker also won silver in the Under-17 Girls 1500m behind Dawaer Collymore (5:02.51) and her countrywoman, Sabrina Welch (5:19.21) in a time of 5:05.75. Michael Williams, Wayne Harlequin, Chelsea Bristol and Ashley Tasha also completed silver medal performances at the annual event.
Williams (53.61) placed second to Theon Lewis (52.84) and Steven Frank (53.62) in the Under-15 Boys 400m race while Harlequin finished behind ten-time Carifta gold medallist, Gavyn Nero in the Open 800m race.
Nero won in 1:53.16 while Harlequin timed 1:54.42 with another local middle distance athlete, Jermaine Pilgrim (1:54.90) placing third.
Bristol came second in the Under-11 Girls’ 200m race behind Tiffany Alven (29.01) and Kenya Reid (30.020 in a time of 30.00. Tasha occupied a similar position behind Jeunice Maxime and Kadisha Prescott respectively.
Memphis Track Club won the Under-15 Girls 4x100m with Guyana second and Memphis ‘B’ team. Guyana also placed second behind Trinidad and Tobago with Freedom Striders third in the Open Women 4x400m race.

Guyana notched up another silver medal in Under-20 Boys’ 4x100m race while the Open 4x100m Women’s team placed third behind Trinidad and Tobago and Concord Track and Field Club in the that order.
Head coach of the Running Braves Athletics Club that performed creditably at the Games Julian Edmonds told Kaieteur Sport that while the performances were unprecedented, the athletes could have done better with facilities.
“It was nice to see Guyana winning medals and competing with those people but the plan must be continuous after this success. We can’t just hope that natural talent will always be available. We need a synthetic track,” Edmonds stated.

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