The National Track and Field Centre was a hive of activity on Sunday as secondary school athletes from around the country competed for top honours in the first-ever ExxonMobil Guyana Youth Relay Festival.
When the dust settled, it was Linden, with their ability to move swiftly through the wind, who finished with 172 points to grab the inaugural title.
Missing out by two points were Georgetown, who posed a threat to the title winners, but had to settle for second place. Berbice ended in third place and West Demerara in fourth position.
Berbice boys and girls came out to dominate, copping gold in the U16 boys and girls 4x200m respectively, forcing Linden boys and Georgetown girls into second place while West Demerara boys and Linden girls had to fill the position of third.
Georgetown boys and girls managed to come out on top of the competition in the U20 girls and boys 4x200m, with Berbice boys and Linden girls settling for second place, while Georgetown boys B and Linden girls claimed third place.
Champions of the ExxonMobil Guyana Youth Relay Festival – Linden
In the U16 boys and girls sprint medley, Linden Boys and West Demerara Girls were phenomenal as they copped first, with Georgetown boys and Berbice girls filling the position of second and Georgetown boys B and Linden girls in third place.
The Georgetown boys and Linden girls, despite their small stature managed to come out on top of the proceedings in the U20 girls and boys sprint medley. Georgetown girls and Berbice boys crossed the line second and Linden boys and girls B finished third.
In the U16 boys and girls 4x100m, Linden boys and girls dominated, taking first place and driving Berbice boys and girls into second place, with Georgetown boys and Berbice girls having to settle for third.
In the U20 Boys and Girls 4x100m, Linden girls and Georgetown boys were phenomenal as they copped first, followed by Berbice boys and West Demerara girls filling the position of second and Georgetown girls and West Demerara boys in third place.
With their determination in the U20 4x400m, Georgetown boys and Berbice girls copped first place while Georgetown girls and Berbice boys were second, as West Demerara girls and Berbice boys completed the podium.
The U16 4x400m Boys race was not short of excitement as Linden managed to finish at the top of the podium, with Berbice missing out on first place by seconds, while Georgetown had to settle for third place.
