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Jul 11, 2015 Sports
– Phillips, George, Thomas omitted; Yaw questionably included
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has named representative national teams for the World Youth Championships in Cali, Columbia, July 15-19 and Pan American Junior Championships, July 31- August 2 in Edmonton, Canada.
In an AAG press release, Running Braves Athletics Club, Natricia Hooper and Avon Samuels were named to compete in the 400m at the World Youth Championships along with Compton Caesar (100m, 200m) from Linden.
Running Braves Athletics Club Coach, Julian Edmonds was identified as the Manager/Coach for the team.
Surprisingly and questionably omitted from this national youth team was the East Coast-based, Kenisha Phillips, who beat both Hooper and Samuels in the 200m at the AAG’s mandatory National Youth and Junior Championships three weeks ago.
Middle distance queen and multiple CARIFTA Games gold medallist, Cassie George was also absent from the Youth team despite winning both the 800m, 1500m at the trials.
Phillips posted 24.4 seconds in the 200m ahead of Samuels (25.3s) and Hooper (25.4), who finished in that order. Phillips also won the 100m in 11.7 seconds. Hooper and Samuels was first and second in the 400m race.
Meanwhile, the AAG named United States-based Brenessa Thompson, who will compete in the 100m, 200m; Running Braves’ Andrea Foster (800m, 1500m); Running Braves’ Jason Yaw (200m, 400m) and Gairy Springer (800m) for the Pan Am Junior Championships.
US-based, Aliann Pompey was named as Manager/Coach. Yaw did not compete at the National trials, which was the yardstick for selection, but was included in the team. Yaw cited an injury for not competing at the trials which was merely three weeks ago.
The AAG did not state whether Yaw was fit to compete at the global spectacle this month end and what yardstick they used to include Yaw.
Questionably omitted from this team that Running Braves athletes once again dominated was Ornesto Thomas, who posted an impressive time of 1:55 to win the 800m.
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