National Paralympic Sport Festival...Phillips takes male 100M open title; Carryl, Rodney, Baley grab gold

National Paralympic Sport Festival…Phillips takes male 100M open title; Carryl, Rodney, Baley grab gold

Mar 11, 2014 Sports

Leroy Phillips sprinted his way to victory in the male open 100m event when the National Paralympic Committee of Guyana held its Para sport festival on Sunday last at the Guyana Defense Force ground, Camp Ayanganna.

Leroy Phillips (left) crosses the finish line ahead of Anthony Robinson and third place Seon Roberts (white vest) in the male open 100m V1 B1 event.

Competing in the visually impaired (VI) B1 category, Phillips clocked 14:69 seconds to finish ahead of Anthony Robinson 15:47 and Seon Roberts 16:61 in that order. Calvin Thomas took the male 100m open in the B2 and 3 division in a time of 12:52, Teshawn Rodney placed second in 12:90 and Kevin Douglas finished third in 13:19. Levan Rodney carted off the male 200m open final.
The 100m female open B 2 and 3 title went to Melita Baley in 15:58, Quacia Lyle took the second podium spot in 15:72 while Candance Sampson took third in 16:88. Seon Carryl grabbed gold in the 100m boys B1 race clocking 16:27 ahead of Relon Sumner in 16:99 and Roel Sumner 20:27 respectively.
Gordon Sandford won the 100m male open B2 and 3 events in 15:23 while Robert Weeks placed second in 15:95. Eleantha De Jong took the 100 female U1-5 B2 title in 16:69; Chantal Nelson carted off the 100m female U-15 B1 race and Aklia Nelson took second place. Adrian Carew claimed gold in the 100m male U-15 B 2 event in 15:79.
Romel Price clocked 14:37 to win the 100m in the male 8-10 years old division while Kerwin Bess finished second in 15:03 and Elizah Mangoor placed third with a time of 21:40. The 100m female in the 8-10 years old division went to Tinesha Conway in 16:00, Shamia Cadogan grabbed silver in 23:91 and Belina Hooper bronze in 26:03.

Levan Rodney (left) reacts after winning the male 200m open final

Titus Webster blazed the field to take the 100m male in the 12-15 age group in a time of 12:55. Marvin Mc Curdy and Elwin Charles took second and third in 12:81 and 12:85 respectively.