Latest update January 19th, 2025 4:45 AM
DHQ defend GDF Inter-Unit Athletics title
GDF Chief of Staff, Commodore, Gary Best (centre) poses with the champion unit, DHQ at the Base Camp Ayangana Ground yesterday.
– Perry storms to 20.1 seconds in 200m
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) successfully defended its Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Inter-Unit Track and Field title yesterday at the Base Camp Ayangana Ground with Rupert Perry also in the celebratory mode after storming to 20.1 seconds to win the 200m.
DHQ ended up on 336 points to win the title with Base Camp Ayangana (BCA) taking second in the divisional competition with 231 points and 31 Special Forces/Training Corps third with 173 points.
First Infantry Battalion/21 Artillery was fourth with 132 points, Base Camp Stephenson (BCS) fifth on 111, Coast Guard sixth on 55 points, 4 Engineers seventh on 32 points and second Infantry in the cellar position on five points.
Against the backdrop of DHQ’s overall win, sprinter Rupert Perry, who was part of the trio that was exposed to the High Performance Centre in Jamaica earlier this year, boggled minds in the 200m final when he blasted to 20.1 seconds to win the event.
Patrick King was second in the 200m with 20.4 seconds while Akeem Stewart ran 20.7 for third in the blistering race.
Patrick King (left) stomps his authority in the Men’s 400m race yesterday.
Letitia Myles won the female race in 24.5 seconds while Tiffany Smith got second in 24.9 and Shonnett Hatton third in 27.4 seconds.
Smith won the Women’s 100m race in 12.6 seconds with Maureese Skeete placing second in 12.8 seconds and Tanisha Dorway third in 13.9 seconds. King won the male race in 10.2 seconds with Stewart second in 10.5 seconds and Davin Fraser (10.7) third.
Smith also won the 400m Women race in 59.7 seconds while Shonnett McFarlene was third with 1:10.1 and Candace Benjamin (1:17) third. King doubled up as well when he won male 400m in 48.8 seconds with Leslain Baird third in 49.6 seconds and Adrian Corlett (53.1) third.
The event was held to select the GDF team for the joint-services competition that will be held at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary next month end.
Police have already held their contest to select their team in the hope of overhauling current champs, GDF.
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