The Hopetown Flames team are reputed to be fully fit, prepared, and having their eyes set on taking top honours at the Independence Track and Field Championships set for May 18 and 19 at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora.
CARIFTA gold medallist Matthew Gordon in action during this year’s games
With a number of phenomenal talents re-emerging from Berbice after some time, Flames’ club manager Keisha Burnett is optimistic that her athletes would do well, come race day.
“We are well prepared and looking forward for the Independence meet,” Burnett noted. “I expect my athletes to perform well, because they have been doing great from the start of the year.”
With Guyana becoming a dominant force in athletics at the youth and junior level, Burnett highlighted that meets such as the one scheduled for this weekend aid in development of local athletes.
Some members of the Hopetown Flames Club
“Our athletes are preparing for future meets; so, the more they compete the better for them, and I believe this meet provides exposure for our athletes, and that is important,” she said.
In addition to “up and coming” athletes such as 2019 CARIFTA gold medallist Matthew Gordon, ace sprinter Lionel Marks and a few other notable names who are set to compete, she said opponents are being put on notice to come prepared for stiff competition from Berbice’s most prominent clubs.
Action at the track and field event is set to start from 10 hours on May 18th and 19th. A small entrance fee of $300 will be charged at the gates of the Leonora Track and Field Centre, West Coast Demerara.
