Over 100 athletes expected at today’s South American 10K

Nov 20, 2022 Sports

By Rawle Toney

The Athletics Association of Guyana is anticipating the attendance of over 100 athletes for today’s South American 10K, which starts at 3:00pm.

FLASHBACK! The 2021 South American 10K was closely contested. This year, the AAG is anticipating another dramatic climax. (Newsroom photo)

Hutson told Kaieteur News that the cast will predominantly feature local athletes, with Suriname the only country confirming participation.

According to Hutson, other territories are making a last-minute push to arrive in Guyana before the marquee 10K event.

Hudson said this year they’re looking to up the ante, starting with the race route, which he said the AAG had adopted the World Athletics standard for organising the event.

“We’re coming straight from the Montrose/Happy Acre area, coming down straight on the northern carriageway to the roundabout, so we don’t have to deal with Kitty public road and the gas station…going into the roundabout and onto JB Singh Road and the only piece of stretch that we don’t have an issue and into the national park for the finish,” Hudson explained.

He said the local organising committee decided to run against the flow of traffic to alleviate any incidents and encroaching from the public; to protect the athletes.

This year, apart from the US$1,000 that will be up for grabs, the Male and Female winners will be draped with an 18-karat gold medal.

At last year’s event, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) athletes Marlon Nicholson and Sheama Tyrell won the Guyana leg of the South American 10K.

Nicholson crossed the line in a time of thirty-three minutes, 27.80s (33:27.80s), finishing ahead of compatriots Winston Missigher (33:38.30) and Odwin Tudor (33:39.30).

Tyrell finished the race in 41:16.09s to defeat Aliyah Headley (45:33.00) and Assatta Eastman (48:29.02).

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