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Guyana generate great performances at International Meets in Trinidad and Tobago
– Morgan disappointed after failing to participate at Southern Games
Guyanese athletes generated superb performances in Trinidad and Tobago when they made their
Alika Morgan
appearance to participate in the various International Meets during March.
Guyana’s little Kenyan, Cleveland Forde of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) along with Cleveland Thomas, Alika Morgan and Alicia Fortune were successful at the Games in Twin Island.
Forde, who was a part of the Guyana Team, copped two silver medals in the 1500m and 5000m at the Southern Games which was held on March 24th and 25th at the Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre. Cleveland Thomas missed the podium in both 1500m and 800m.
Forde clocked 3:58.10 seconds in the 1500m to settle for second place behind Jamaican Shawn Peter who won the race in 3:56.05 seconds. The final top position was claimed by Baranabas Kirui of Kenya in 4:01.88 seconds. Cleveland Thomas who placed fourth completed the race in 4:06.06 seconds.
Thomas missed another chance of medaling in the 800m when USA’s Sharief Webb registered 1:52.10 seconds to take gold at the Games. Sean Pitter of Jamaica and Jehue Gordon of Memphis Pioneers clocked 1:52.9 seconds and 1:54.13 seconds to leave Thomas (1:55.27 seconds) in fourth.
Forde (15:11.18 seconds) achieved another silver to add to his collection in the 5000m when the race got under the starter’s order. Baranabas Kirui who was third to Forde in the 1500m clocked 15:08.00 seconds to earn gold, Kelvin Johnson was third in 16:00.57 seconds.
Durly Lucas was the 10K winner. Forde was also successful in Falcon Games at the Crawford Stadium, winning the Men’s 5,000m in 14:48.15 seconds.
Thomas of Running Brave Athletic Club took two silver medals in the Men’s 800m and 1500m in 1:56.12 seconds and 4:05.48 seconds respectively, Denny Gualbance of Quantum Club won the 800m and 1500m in 1:55.69 seconds and 4:03.67 seconds.
Guyana’s sprint queen Alicia Fortune who made her first International attempt for the year to qualify for the London Olympics Games clocked 12.21 seconds in the preliminaries Women 100m; Nicole Davis of Memphis Pioneers won the race in 11.96 seconds in the finals.
Fortune qualified for the Women’s 200m in a time of 24.50 seconds and clocked 24.90 seconds to finish sixth in the finals, Kamaria Durant of Simplex bolted to 23.82 seconds for first place, Nicole Davis 24.39 seconds was second. Fortune’s club mate, Joshua Griffith false start in the Men’s 400m.
Distance athlete, Alika Morgan who won the Trinidad and Tobago 5km road race and the 1500m at the Falcon Games disclosed to Kaieteur Sport that she was disappointed on disturbing news an official of the Southern Games echoed to her when she made her appearance to compete at the Games.
Morgan who was a part of a three man Guyana Team with Cleveland Forde and Thomas stated that when she arrived at the venue she learnt that her name was scratched off the athlete’s competing list.
The athlete who was listed to run the 800m and 1500m at the Southern Games won two gold medals and a silver medal in Trinidad. The two gold medals were won in the Trinidad and Tobago 5km road race (20:02 seconds) and the 1500m at the Falcon Games (4:47 seconds).
Asking Morgan about her performance in 1500m, she noted that the race was a comfortable win since the competitive level was low, “The competition needed more athletes, the 1500m only had three runners with the inclusion of me but I did fairly okay.”
The athlete who revealed that she will be participating in the National U-23 Championship and the CARICOM 10k in July also placed second in a 10K road race in a time of 38:57 seconds.
In closing Morgan expressed her gratitude to her sponsors, GT&T, Mings Trading, Mark Phillips and Mark Crandon for their generous support.
(Juanita Hooper)
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