Distance ace Cleveland Forde proved why he is the best distance athlete in the country, notching up yet another 10k title Sunday morning. Forde, who has been plagued with various niggling injuries over the past couple of months, easily bagged the AINLIM 10k event by clocking 33: 16s to win ahead of Cleveland Thomas, with a time of 33: 45s, and Dennis Horatio’s 34: 05s.
Running Brave Athletic Club Winston Missenger finished fourth in the event in 34: 18s to top Nathaniel Giddings, who was the early pacesetter, with a time of 34: 34s, rounding out the top five finishers.
Meanwhile, overseas based Guyanese Euleen Josiah-Tanner rebounded from last year’s defeat to beat female defending champion Alika Morgan in a time of 39: 21s. Morgan was relegated to third after two-time Carifta gold medalist Jevina Straker claimed the second spot in 40: 51s; Morgan’s third place time was 40: 52s.
Guyana Defence Force (GDF) athlete Ashanti Scott finished fourth with a time of 45: 12s while her team-mate Carlissa Atkinson finished fifth in 47: 19s.
The boys’ junior event was won by Cark McKenzie in 37: 14s while Grivon Grant took second in a time of 37: 32s. Kevin Nicholas (37: 35s) and Samuel Kaiton (37: 55s) were third and fourth respectively.
Carifta bronze medalist Andrea Foster rebounded from her loss at the Inter-Guiana Games on Saturday to win the female junior version in 43: 59s. Cassie Kirton clocked 45: 43s for second while Adama Roberts took third in a time of 46: 56s.
The Masters’ men 45-55 was won by Ian Archibald in a time of 39: 32s while Llewellyn Gardener took the Masters’ men 55- and- over in a time of 42:49.
Sprint ace Alisha Fortune ruled the women’s masters’ event, clocking 51: 23 ahead of Cyrleen Phillips who recorded 52:33s.
Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Neal and Massy Group of Companies Deo Persaud, at the prize giving ceremony congratulated all the athletes while president of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) was pleased that the event was injury free.
