AAG 2nd development meet Archibald misses Olympic Standard, Baird Injured

Mar 10, 2021 News

Olympic hopeful Emanuel Archibald (right) won the 100m dash.

Kaieteur News – The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), with approval from the National Covid-19 Task Force hosted their second development meet of the year at the National Track & Field Center (NTFC) on the West Coast of Demerara under strict measures to protect against the spread of the wretched covid-19 virus.
There was a fair turnout by athletes who were either trying to make Olympic qualifying or Carifta Standards (CS) but all eyes were on National Long jump record holder, Emanuel Archibald who emerged top of the pack in the men’s 100m dash and the men’s Long Jump events.
However, he fell short of his 8.22m target in the Long jump with a best leap of 8.07m. In the marquee track event, despite a sluggish start, the Amelia’s Ward, Linden resident still managed to clinch an almost photo finish victory with an impressive time of 10.24s but also missed Olympic qualification mark of 10.05 seconds.
National men’s Javelin recorded holder, Leslain Baird, picked up an awful knee injury but still managed to win the men’s javelin throw event with a top distance of 75m (Men’s Javelin) which was some 10m off the Olympic Standard. Up to press time, Baird had yet to receive the scan report which will determine the severity of the injury.
Other athletes who made hay in the brilliant sunshine included: Natrena Hooper (Women’s Triple Jump), Devaughn Barrington (Men’s 400m), Cleveland Thomas (Men’s 5000m), Atoya Harvey (800m U-17), Shaquka Tyrell (800m) and Wesley Tyndall (Long Jump U-20).
Archibald along with the other athletes will get a chance to further sharpen their iron on April 17-18 when the AAG, stages its National Senior Championships since 2019 after last year’s event was cancelled due to covid-19.

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