AAG pushes back 4th development meet

Apr 24, 2021 Sports

AAG pushes back 4th development meet due to rising covid-19 cases. (Calvin Chapman photo)

Kaieteur News – The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) in a correspondence to Kaieteur Sport has revealed that the executive of the body has decided to postpone tomorrow’s fourth development meet that was scheduled for the National Track & Field Center (NTFC) which is located on the West Coast of Demerara.
Speaking to Kaieteur Sport, the head of the AAG; Aubrey Hutson, revealed that the body decided to postpone the event due to the ever increasing covid-19 cases and related deaths in Guyana.
“We want to be extra careful, we don’t want to risk our athletes being infected, especially since we are almost at the business end of the season in which they would be looking to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics,” Hutson explained.
Initially, the National Senior Championships were scheduled to be held since last week but in the best interest of the athletes, the organising body; the AAG, pushed it back until May month-end and announced that this year’s fourth development meet would be hosted instead.
So far, Aliann Pompey Invitational 400m women’s champion Aliyah Abrams has been the only athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. However, National long jump record holder; Emanuel Archibald, who is one of the brighter prospects for qualification will miss out on the 4th development meet since he is scheduled to depart Guyana this weekend for Jamaica where he is to have a higher level of competition.
Elsewhere, Guyanese athletes will be actively involved this weekend.
Joanna Archer will be outfitting for Texas Tech University in the 400m instead of her pet event the 800m. Last week, the former Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) athlete, who is constantly improving, clocked her personal best in the women’s 800m with a time of 2m 08s.
Meanwhile, middle-distance starlet Andrea Foster will be up and about for Clemson University at the University of Central Florida track meet.

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