Chance lowers PB in impressive start to new season
Guyanese athlete Arinze Chance continues to make positive strides in Trinidad and Tobago as on Saturday he lowered his personal best (PB) in the 300M dash at the National Association of Athletics Development Meet, which was held at the
Arinze Chance
Larry Gomes Stadium.
The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) Fast Track runner, in windy conditions ran out of lane four to clock a time of 33.79s for second place just behind Alpha Athletic Club Tacuma Sterling who clocked 33.36s; Kevin Haynes of Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force finished in third with a time of 34.17s.
Though not winning, Chance shaved over a second off his previous PB of 34.65, which he achieved last year.
The time is also the new school record which adds to his 400M record time of 46.81s at the institution.
The aspiring Petroleum Engineer spoke to Guyana Times Sport after his new personal achievement, expressing great elation since it is shows that he is continuously improving.
“It’s always a good feeling to open the season with a personal best.; breaking my precious 300m best by almost one second at a windy track is saying a lot about my improvement from last year to now” the 22 year-old stated.
He added, “From last year to now there are just a few areas I’ll be looking to improve this season; strength (from gym) and nutrition, two areas I think would make a big difference in my performance this year in both the 200m and 400m”.
Next on the radar for the sprinter will be to have a sterling performance at Thursday’s Secondary and Tertiary Relay carnival with the aim of booking a spot
Arinze Chance (red top) running out of lane lowered his personal best in the 300M dash to 33.79s
at the Penn Relays in April.
He explained “My next event would be the secondary and tertiary relay carnival on Thursday where I’ll be competing in the 4x400m and my team will be looking to qualify for the Penn relays (Pennsylvania) in April, so we’ll be looking to impress the Ministry of Sport (Trinidad) as they look to select the best possible candidates on that day to represent Trinidad at the games”.
While the immediate goal is to attend the Penn Relays, the former Bishops’ High and Queen’s College student has greater ambitions as he seeks leave a lasting impression at the World University Games in Taiwan.
“My major goals for this year would definitely be to compete at UWI Games in Barbados in May, South American Senior Championships in June, Aliann Pompey Invitational in Guyana in July and to end the season on a high at the World University games”, Chance confidently stated.
The former North Georgetown Athlete is adamant that international exposure is needed for him to further develop, expressing that “the more international and regional exposure I get this season, is the better competition I will be exposed to which will help me to better my times this year”.
Chance furthered posited that he will continue working assiduously in an effort to improve his times in the marque 200M and 400M events.
