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AAG to discuss Developmental Meet with Covid-19 Task Force
Cleveland Thomas (#469) leads Odwin Tudor (#487) and the rest of the pack during a men’s 1000m race at a Developmental Meet earlier in the year at Enmore ground (Calvin Chapman photo)
Kaieteur News – President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Aubrey Hutson has confirmed that following last week’s South American (S.A.) 10K, the Association will try to host the December 28th scheduled Developmental Meet that was part of the reworked calendar since sports was green-lit for resumption in November.
However, Hutson shared with Kaieteur Sport that the second round of Cross-Country racing since the restart will not be possible. Last weekend’s South American 10K race which saw Winston Missigher and Sheama Tyrell winning their first titles in the all-local showdown was delayed by more than a week since the AAG had to ensure that they were in compliance with the guidelines set out by the Covid-19 Task Force to ensure that everyone involved in the event will be protected.
Hutson explained that, “We (the AAG) will have to apply to the Covid-19 Task Force for permission to host the (December 28th) Development Meet. Although we were given permission for the previous meets, each event needs to be assessed individually by the body and granted approval.”
Rest assured, the AAG is confident that they will be in compliance and granted approval to host the Developmental Meet which will be hosted at either the Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) ground, Eve Leary or at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground on Carifesta Avenue & Vlissengen Road with good weather being another factor.
Hutson added that since the approval of sports resumption on November 1 that the AAG has been working hard to ensure that athletes get some well-deserved competition following a nine-month hiatus from the track due to the pandemic.
The 2021 calendar of events will run off as early as January 3rd once approval is granted with an intercity relay meet at the Enmore Community Center ground. (Calvin Chapman)
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