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National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field C/ships…North Georgetown break deadlock for 14th overall win
North Georgetown broke the deadlock with Upper Demerara/Kwakwani for the most overall wins in the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships last night with its 14th overall win, which placed them one ahead of Upper Demerara.
Before last night, North Georgetown and Upper Demerara had been locked with 13 overall wins apiece in the Championships, but with last night’s win, North Georgetown moved one win ahead of their rivals, Upper Demerara after consistent performances.
They amassed 65 points from the Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field competitions to beat Upper Demerara’s 62 points. Corentyne was third overall with 53 points, while West Demerara and Bartica tied for fourth with 48 points; East Georgetown was fifth with 47 points.
North Georgetown celebrate their 14th overall National Schools’ Championships title, which put them one ahead of Upper Demerara/Kwakwani, breaking a deadlock that separated the Districts from others in the annual nationwide competition.
Upper Demerara had a resounding win in the Track and Field Competition, while North Georgetown finished second and East Coast was third. North Georgetown had won the Swimming contest on day one of the championships.
In the cycling competition, Corentyne finished ahead of North Georgetown and Upper Demerara respectively, while West Demerara won the Teachers competition for the first time in the Games’ history. East Georgetown was second while Corentyne was third.
As a result of their better placing in the four competitions that comprise the Schools’ Championships, North Georgetown won its second consecutive title last night at the National Stadium at Providence.
Full details on the individual events will be in tomorrow’s edition.
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