Letter to the Sports Editor Cameron and Mc Neil Track and Field Championships need officials not 'sailors'

Letter to the Sports Editor Cameron and Mc Neil Track and Field Championships need officials not ‘sailors’

Jun 02, 2019 Sports

Dear Sports Editor,

The age old rivalry between McKenzie High School and Multilateral School saw MHS outdoing Multi last Sunday when Cameron and Mc Neil hosted their Track and Field Championship at the McKenzie Sports Club Ground.
While the event was lauded by the Old Students of both schools, parents and teachers, the event was poorly organized.
The officials, who allegedly hailed from Georgetown, seemed not to listen to the complaints of the athletes and the teachers especially from McKenzie High School.
The officials were more interested in chatting and what was going on around them rather than pay attention to the athletes and the laps they had to run and how many they had to complete.
It was noticeable that there were no age categories. The races were for boys and girls. It was clear that the officials were ‘sailors’ because in the 3000m girls, all the athletes with the exception of the winner, the Carifta Gold medalist Sheama Tyrell, were made to run an extra lap because it was clear that they were not looking at the race. The places were all mixed up.
In the 1500m girls again, another mix up, a child from MHS finished third yet she was not given her bronze medal because the officials did not officiate properly. How can you do this to athletes when they tried their best on the field?
Some students were seen with their books studying in between their races for their Integrated Science CSEC Examination the next day. Kudos to Ms. Melissa Smith of the McKenzie High School.
Both teams were faced with a lot of challenges and the event can be bigger and better if only the management and organization do better. The commentator was so rude when asked certain questions because you didn’t know which school the athletes were from unless you know them. She had no list with the names and schools but she could have been more polite, even one of the promoters was very rude.
However, it was a good event with lots of fun.
Jacquey Bourne.

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