Athaleyha, Tianna continue to shatter records

The Track and Field segment of the 61st National Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships on 27th November 2023 saw the nation’s best student-athletes and teachers filled with jubilation and spirited supporters.
A miraculous throw of 6.17 by Crandon Jahiem(District 6) and 4.64 by Savory Kenya(District 10) was enough as they coped gold in the Teachers Male and Female Um21 long Jump forcing Tiffany Lord(District 15) and Mountier Grantley(District 10) gained silver and Jared Dainty(District 15) and Rennesha Burnett (District 4) had to settle for bronze
In the Girls and Boys Discus U-16 Lindore Christina (District 10) and Whynn Jahvonte(District 3) emerged victorious with gold while Ravon King(District 1) and Tia Fowler(District 13) settling for Silver and Azumi Reece(District 15) and Jahrel Mckenzie(District 13) settled for bronze.
The 040 and Female Teacher Discus saw District 10 coming out on front as Mccalman Nikita emerging first forcing Adella Williams (District 5) in second and) Chinelle Bowen (District 11) in third.
With a time of 4.30.9from District Persaud Kaidon and 5.25.0 from District four Marissa Thomas secured gold in the 1500 meters U16 Girls and Boys forcing Blucher Alikila(District 10) and Jim Fernandes( District 9) in second while Shaquan Shepherd(District 11) and Kaymara Lacon(District11) settled for third.
District 3’s Skyler Charles stormed to a sprint double when he blazed to 22.66 seconds to win gold in the Boys’ U-16 200m final with District 10’s Deuquan Farrell (23.16s) and District 4’s Kelvin Richardson (23.29s) got second and third respectively.
North Georgetown’s Dhaneilson Gill won the Boys’ U-20 200m final in 22.54 seconds ahead of District 5’s Angus Lynch (22.71 seconds), followed by District 3’s Shaquan Nelson (23.35 seconds) at the 61st National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships.
Richard Blake of District 3 (West Demerara) missed contesting the 100m final on Wednesday due to graduation from Cyril Potter College of Education but returned on Thursday to win gold in the male teachers’ U-21 200m clocking 23.15 seconds, followed by District 1’s Sonil Harte (23.65 seconds) and District 13’s Jafet George (24.41 seconds).
Celine Charles of District 6 (Corentyne) clocked 28.72 seconds to win the female teachers’ U-21 200m with District 3’s Chelsea Innis (29.16s) coming second, followed by District 10’s Kenya Savory (29.80s).
Tianna Springer dazzled under the lights at the National Track and Field Facility, West Coast Demerara, by producing a record-breaking run on her way to a third gold clocking blazing to 24.30 seconds in the 200m on Thursday evening and with gold in the U-18 100m and 800m already in the bag, Springer added another gold and record by blazing to 24.30 seconds in the 200m on Thursday evening.
For the second night, Athaleyha Hinckson dazzled under the lights at the National Track and Field Facility, West Coast Demerara, by producing a record-breaking run in the Girls’ U-16 200m clocking 24.50 seconds to smash Tianna Springer’s previous record of 24.72 seconds in 2022.
This year, the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships are sponsored by Banks DIH Ltd., Digicel Guyana and Impressions.