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D’Andrade places third in Bigi Broki Waka’s return
Kaieteur News – Guyanese Lionel D’Andrade copped a podium finish in the return of the annual Bigi Broki Waka 5K, 10K Road Race held in Suriname over the past weekend.
The 42-year old clocked a time of 40 minutes and 37 seconds (40:37s) to place third in the 10K Seniors Division behind the winner, Pikentio Shaquille, who stopped the clocked at 38:37s and second place finisher, Hunswijk Sercio, who ran an even 40 minutes.
In the race that had 460 starters participating in the walk/jog, 5km and 10km activities, D’Andrade told Kaieteur Sport that it proved be a tough performance for him because he had some additional weight to shed prior to the event.
Lionel D’Andrade (left) on the podium with Pikentio Shaquille (centre) and Hunswijk Sercio, during the award ceremony.
However, he was able to dig deep and salvage a good result in his first event of the year.
The distance athlete also added that his next event is geared for this weekend in Trinidad and Tobago but he will not compete because he is allowing himself a full recovery before participating again, which is expected to be in February.
Meanwhile, D’Andrade paid homage to his sponsor, Builder’s Lumber Yard, the entity that has continuously supported the athlete on his journey.
The last Big Broki Waga was staged in January 2019, prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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