Experienced campaigner Cleveland Thomas will be apart of the Guyanese team in Jamaica
Jelicia Wright, Cleveland Thomas, and Timothy Smith will represent Guyana at the Caricom 10K Road Race, set for July 5 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Jonathan Fungudes will accompany the team as Coach.
Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) President Amanda Hermonstine confirmed the country’s participation following a recent meeting of Caricom Directors of Sport, which included Guyana’s Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle.
Ninvalle confirmed that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission (NSC) will be covering all expenses associated with Guyana’s participation in Jamaica.
The 10K and 5K races, along with a 5K walk, will begin at 6:30 am (East Caribbean Time) from the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St James.
The road races are being held as one of the fringe events in conjunction with the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom, under the chairmanship of Dr Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica.
The winner of the Open 10K Race will walk away with US$1000, while the second and third-place finishers will receive US$500 and US$250, respectively.
Additionally, top male and female athletes in the 10K will vie for the Caricom Chairman’s Trophy (male) and the Caricom Secretary General’s Trophy (female).
The 2024 edition of the Caricom Road Races was cancelled due to Hurricane Beryl’s impact on Grenada.
At the 16th Caricom Road Races in 2023, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago dominated the podium.
Guyanese distance runner Attoya Harvey won the overall female category and secured the Caricom Secretary General’s Trophy.
Samantha Shikla (Trinidad and Tobago) and Laura Lynn Limery (Saint Lucia) took second and third, respectively.
Trinidad and Tobago swept the men’s division, with standout Nicholas Romany claiming the Caricom Chairman’s Trophy. His compatriots, Donnel Francis and Tafari Waldron, secured the second and third spots.
