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Jefford’s Classic to reignite the ‘Golden Mile’
– Event set for March 12 at the National Park
Kaieteur News – Unable to host his Jefford’s Track and Field Classic at its usual stomping ground in Linden, Edison Jefford dived into his creative bag where he pulled out the ‘Golden Mile’.
Set for Sunday, March 12, the Golden Mile, or as Edison puts it, the Jefford’s Classic Mile, will see the crème de la crème mid-distance athletes in Guyana competing for cash prizes totalling $100,000 in each of the ten categories at the National Park.
Edison Jefford
“If you know the history of Athletics in Guyana, you’ll know that the Golden Mile is one of the historically great calendar events in Guyana,” Jefford said.
“It has been absent in Guyana for quite some time, and to the detriment of our middle-distance athletes, they’ve not had a signature event to call their own,” the former sports journalist stated.
The Jefford’s Classic, since 2010, has been one of the biggest ‘grass’ track and field events in Guyana.
The Mackenzie Sports Club is the home of the classic, but, like everything else globally, the event was grounded by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic after its 2019 installation.
But while things have returned to normal, Jefford is unable to return his Classic to the MSC Ground after two years, given the fact the facility is under renovation.
“So I thought this year that because I wouldn’t be able to do the Jefford’s Classic again because of the rehabilitation of the MSC Ground, I should do something for middle-distance athletics in Guyana and the Jefford’s classic brand,” Jefford added.
The winners of various categories will pocket $50,000, second-place $30,000 and third $20,000.
Jefford reasoned that a novice event for fitness enthusiasts will be on the cards, “I’m trying to make this a big effort for everyone to come out and feel a part of a great event.”
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