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Forde, Nero win third straight CARICOM 10k titles
(CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana) Trinidad and Tobago’s, Tonya Nero and Guyana’s Cleveland Forde won the female and male categories of the CARICOM 10km Road Race on Sunday last in St. Johns, Antigua for the third consecutive year.
Nero finished in just over 38 minutes, claiming the winning trophy and cash prize while Guyana’s Euleen Josiah-Tanner was second and Trinidad’s Janel Nedd third. In the men’s race, Forde stopped the clock at 34:52 with Antigua and Barbuda’s Elliot Mason second in 34: 59, while Grenadian Radix Graham (35:17) was third.
– Cleveland Forde and Tonya Nero pose with CARICOM Assistant Secretary General, Dr. Douglas Slater (centre) in Antigua after winning their third consecutive CARICOM 10km Road Race on Sunday.
Ten countries from across the region had converged on the island for the 10th staging of the CARICOM 10k race. The event, which is held annually to signal the start of the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference, featured some 70 athletes, who vied for the prestigious Secretary General’s and Chairman’s Trophies.
A release from the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana, said yesterday that key objectives of the event include reinforcing the value of health as a cornerstone for regional development and the promotion of integration through sport.
Special prizes were presented to six year-old brothers, Mark and Marcus Murphy, for being the youngest to complete the race. CARICOM Assistant Secretary General, Dr. Douglas Slater presented the cash awards, trophies and plaques.
The race was organised through collaboration with the Ministry of Sport of Antigua/Barbuda and the Antigua/Barbuda Athletics Association. The Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies and Scotia Bank Antigua Ltd provided sponsorship.
The 35th Annual CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting takes place in Antigua and Barbuda, July 1-4 2014.
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