Two times defending champions All Saints Primary School once again came out on top when the New Amsterdam Branch of Ministry of Education/ Guyana Teachers Union held their annual Inter Primary School Athletics Championship at the All Saints Scott Church Ground on Tuesday. At the end of the day’s competition which saw the students taking part in both track and field events.
All Saints Primary ended with 355 points with St Therese Primary once again finished second with 295 ½. There were some rearrangement with the placement of the other positions with Edinburgh Primary moved into third with 285 points, School of the Nations finished fourth with 159 points, and St Aloysius Primary occupied the fifth spot on 120 points. Overwinning Primary was sixth 59 ½ points, seventh was Lochaber /Sandvoort Primary on 48 points with Friends Primary occupying the cellular position on 15 points.
The top athletes were U8 Ashanti Mickle among the girls and Niquan Samuels among the boys, they both were from All Saints. In the U10 category Akella Peters of School of the Nations was the top girl, while Shamar Welcome of St Therese Primary was the most outstanding boy. The U12 outstanding performers were Brianna Trotman of Overwinning Primary among the girls and Edron Stephens of St Therese being the top male on show.
The Inter Branch Competition which will effectively be used to select the District teams to participate in the National school Athletics, Swimming and Cycling Championships is expected to be held shortly at a venue to be decided.