AAG pauses local activity indefinitely

Apr 30, 2021 Sports

Aubrey Hutson – AAG President

Kaieteur News – The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has made a concerted decision to postpone all of their scheduled activities until the covid-19 situation in Guyana improves, according to the President of that body; Aubrey Hutson.
This announcement comes after the scheduled fourth development meet for this year was pushed back twice with the administrator sharing with Kaieteur Sport that the safety of athletes remains paramount to the AAG especially during these troubling times.
Guyana’s death toll is creeping up to the 300 mark and Hutson noted that although the AAG would be able to maintain strict guidelines at the National Track & Field Center (NTFC) on the West Coast of Demerara, a scenario could arise with athletes picking up the virus en route to the venue or just simply by being outdoors unnecessarily.
This is a tough decision that follows the news of the 2021 South America Senior Championships being doubtful. The South America Championships was initially scheduled for May 14-16 in Argentina but this week, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the event shared with regional Associations that new quarantine guidelines by the Argentinean government will make it impossible for the event to go ahead as planned.
Consudatle (the South American Athletics Confederation) has since sent out requests for a new host but according to Hutson, no other nation has decided to take up the mantle as yet with the entire South America facing challenges with the pandemic.
The South America Championships is very important for many athletes who are desperate to put in excellent performances to make the Olympic Standards for the Tokyo Games, which is also under threat by the current surge of cases in Asia.
The AAG boss was unable to say whether Guyana’s national senior athletics championships will go ahead as planned at the end of May but highlighted that once there is improvement locally in the fight against covid-19, his executive will discuss the next step. (Calvin Chapman)

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