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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to host Independence Half Marathon

May 13, 2013 Sports

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCY&S) in collaboration with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will be hosting the Independence Half Marathon Road Race on Sunday May 26 starting at 5:30am in front of the Jerricks Funeral Home at Paradise, East Coast Demerara and ending in front of the Ministry on Main Street.
In a press release, the AAG extended an invitation to Clubs to send athletes to participate in the race, stating that no athlete should be younger than 18 years old.
The categories are Open (Men and Women) and Masters (Men 40-55 and 56 & older and Women 35 and older).
Cash prizes will be presented to the persons finishing 1-5 in the Open category and 1-3 in the Masters.
Prizes: Senior (Men and Women) 1st $75,000; 2nd $60,000; 3rd $45,000; 4th $30,000 and 5th $20,000. Masters (Men and Women) 1st $50,000; 2nd $30,000 and 3rd $20,000
Transportation for athletes leaves the Ministry at 4:00am. Entries for this race are free and should be submitted to the Association’s Secretariat, 76 High Street, Kingston no later than Wednesday May 22, 2013.

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