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Jul 18, 2017 Sports
The Management Committee of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic will be launching
the Eighth Edition of one of Guyana’s most prestigious athletics competition on Friday at 11:00am at Chicken’s Sports Bar on Republic Avenue in Linden.
Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII is scheduled for August 12 and 13 at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in Linden.
This Launch will be recorded live and rebroadcasted in Linden at 9:00pm Friday night. As was evident last year, the event will again be attracting the participation of athletes from the Caribbean and North America.
This event has hosted several of the region’s most popular athletes in Guyana since 2010, including Aliann Pompey competing for the first time in Guyana at the Second Edition in 2011 and Marian Burnett a year later. Every notable Guyanese athlete has competed at the Classic with most holding meet records, including Brenessa Thompson.
For more information on the activity persons can visit their facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/BoyceJeffordTrackAndFieldClassic/.
This meet is coordinated in accordance with International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Rules and is sanctioned by The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG).
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