3rd National Relay Festival in the making

– 52 races carded

The stage is being set for the successful hosting of the 3rd annual Ministry of Education’s, Allied Arts National Schools Relay Festival 2018. The committee headed by Nicholas Fraser Coordinator of Physical Education commenced meet on Tuesday ahead of the two-day mega event slated for staging at the National Track and field Centre Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
This is an event being hosted in collaboration with the Athletics Association of Guyana and its objective is to afford second and tertiary institutions to showcase their skills in track and field events.
It promotes healthy/ Positive life choices while encouraging camaraderie and networking in addition to team spirit.

Some 52 races are carded and the event will see participation from seasoned athletes as well as to provide a platform for the discovery of others who may well further put Guyana on the international circuit.
“We expect stars to be born and records to be broken Fraser said.
Invitations have been issued to all regional education offices inviting them to field the best athletes from secondary schools, and higher education Institutions and we are awaiting the responses by March 21.
Fraser and his team have commenced engaging prospective sponsors however the door remains open for other sponsors to get on board the train to ensure that their brand is a part of history as they support the development of budding athletes some of whom have gone on to represents Guyana at regional meets.
The meet director Aubrey Hutson, President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG)assures that the AAG is fully on board because this event provides another platform at the schools level for Guyana to produce, prepare and also build on the local pool of athletes for local, regional and international engagements.