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Apr 04, 2014 Sports
Dear Editor,
After reading the article in the Guyana Chronicle dated Wednesday April 02, 2014 captioned “George and Yaw lead Guyana Team to Carifta Games” it hastened me to pen this letter to the media houses.
As a true follower of Track and Field, while I agreed with the selection of Jason Yaw, Cassey George, Jevina Sampson, Brenessa Thompson, Kadecia Baird and Kevin Abbensetts for the Games, I have questions to ask about Avon Samuels, Natricia Hooper and Kade Pearce.
Permit me to start with Samuels; this athlete competed at the trials with her leg heavily strapped and her performances were not up to standard in the 200m and 400m finish second in both races, which leaves me to think that perhaps it is only because she is from running Brave Athletic Club that she was pick for the Games.
It is interesting to note that Sampson, who won both of those events, will be competing in them at the CARIFTA Games. Secondly, I can only see Hooper being picked for one reason: and that is the U-18 4x400m relay. Her marks in the jumps were not on par with the U-17 Girls, who will be back this year.
Thirdly, on Pearce, while I have a passion for triple and long jumps, I don’t think that he has justified his selection and if he did, then Jobari Joseph, who only placed second at the trials because he had one more knock-down that him, since it was the same height that they both ended at (1.87m), should also be on the team.
I would like to ask if the AAG took into consideration where we have gained most of our CARIFTA Games medals; let me remind them that it is in the middle and long distance events and leaving out Grivon Grant from the team may have robbed us from a medal or two in that department.
I cannot see an athlete with two second place finishes being selected in preference to an athlete that won the 1500m and 5000m. I was present at the trials and I have no qualms in stating that both Joseph and Grant are from the Police Club and both were over-looked! Is it that the AAG President is sending a message?
Being around the sport for many years, I know if the AAG had asked the Guyana Police Force to stand the expenses for these two young athletes, the Force would have done so, since they have done so on many other occasions in the past.
Finally, I would like to look at the officials. Let me state that the AAG selected a Head Coach, who is of questionable character and it must have been an oversight since the individual sometime ago was involved in a sexual allegation with a young lady from the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School.
The number of officials that are on the tour is also questionable since I learnt that both Shawn Dietz and Matthew Martin are coaches of Baird and there are three others and a journalist. I am wondering who will be paying for them.
I have seen larger teams to the CARIFTA Games leave these shores with a Manger/Chaperon and a Coach, so I asked myself if at least consideration could not have been given to two more athletes since they are the ones who really matter.
Yours Respectfully,
Police Progressive Youth Club
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