Having finished first and second in the first two legs of the South American 10K Classic Road Race, Cleveland Forde and Cleveland Thomas could be heading to Panama this weekend.
Cleveland Forde and Cleveland Thomas are the two athletes who have been identified by the AAG for the possible trip to Panama
The third and final leg of the South American 10K Classic Road Race is set for Panama on Sunday November 12 and the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has decided to send two athletes.
However, the AAG is currently looking at travelling and accommodation costs, if the association is to send the two athletes, Cleveland Forde and Cleveland Thomas will be their first choices.
The trio of Cleveland Forde, Cleveland Thomas and Winston Missigher made clean sweeps of the first two legs in Suriname on October 28 and again in Guyana last 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 the two spots almost certain for Forde and Thomas it will be Missigher who won’t be making the trip despite repeatedly churning out admirable results over the years.
Missigher who came third on both occasions told Guyana Times Sport that he would be gutted at missing out on the Panama trip as it is too expensive for him to go into his own pocket. However, should he receive sufficient sponsorship he would do his best to represent his country.
