Morgan breaks own record in Suriname

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Alika Morgan displaying her trophy and medals

National long distance runner, Alika Morgan broke her own record in the Telesur 10K road race in Suriname on May 1 with a time of 39: 57, bettering her previous mark of 41: 03 that was clocked last year.

Morgan, who was the defending champion, finished the race comfortably crossing the finish line close to three minutes ahead of the second placed finisher.

According to her, before the competition she was aiming for more than winning, she wanted to better her time.

She said she was pleased to achieve her goal although she was confident about doing so since she had been running faster than her previous record since the year started.

She was also judged the best runner in her age group as well as the best overall.

Meanwhile, national 5000m champion, Samuel Kaiton came in second in a time of 36: 01 in the junior category; he finished seventh overall.

When asked about Kaiton’s performance, coach Leslie Black said he was extremely pleased considering the unacceptable treatment he received recently from the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG). Black stated that Kaiton was refused registration for the under-23 competition that was held two weeks ago at the Police ground because he was late.

Black stressed that for a runner from the Rupununi who is in Georgetown just to compete should have been given a chance to participate.

“A late fee of Gy$ 500 is normally charged for registration but the Association did not even allow him to pay that and compete. The Association has to change their attitude towards athletes if they are to develop; without athletes, there would not be an Association,” stressed Black.

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