The third and final leg of the South American 10K Classic Road Race is set for Panama on Sunday November 12 and it is unclear whether or not Guyana will be represented.
The AAG is looking to send at least two athletes to Panama for the third leg of the South American 10K. Cleveland Forde has won the first two
However, on Monday a well-placed source at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) indicated to Guyana Times Sport that they (AAG) are looking at the possibility of sending two athletes to Panama. That decision is scheduled to be made official today with the two athletes yet to be identified.
The front runners for those two spots will no doubt be among the trio of Cleveland Forde, Cleveland Thomas and Winston Missigher who made a clean sweep of the first two legs in Suriname last week and in Guyana on Sunday.
The “Little Kenyan” as Forde is called took first place on both occasions finishing with times of 34 minutes 5.08 seconds and 33 minutes 42 seconds respectively. Meanwhile Thomas finished second consecutively with times of 33 minutes 51 seconds and 34 minutes nine seconds while Missigher came in third on both occasions with 34 minutes 21 seconds and 34 minutes five seconds.
There is a chance for Guyana and Forde to create history by winning all three legs and one can only hope that Forde gets that chance to etch his name in the annals of athletics. With one spot almost certain for Forde the AAG will have to decide between Thomas and Missigher as both athletes have been performing creditably over the past year or so.
Missigher who spoke to Guyana Times Sport on Monday afternoon indicated that he would like the opportunity to represent the “Golden Arrowhead” in Panama but cited that if the AAG does not select him the trip will be “near impossible>> as the travel expenses to Panama is very high. However should a sponsor or sponsors back the young athlete; he pointed out that he would give his all to ensure that his country is well-represented. (Michelangelo Jacobus)
