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Nov 03, 2012 Sports
– hold off Police in historic tie
By Edison Jefford
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is still holder of the Inter-Service Annual Athletic Championships (ISAAC) title following a historic tie at the Base Camp Ayangana Ground yesterday that prevented the Guyana Police Force (GPF) from re-arresting the trophy they lost last year at the same venue.
On a day that emotions boiled over and records tumbled left, right and centre, the soldiers were in command until the javelin throw and tug-o-war events after overhauling the Police’s 33-point lead heading into the final day of competition.
Following those events, it was announced that the GDF was in a deadlock with the GPF on 601.5 points for the top spot in the first tie in the history of the Championships. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) finished third with 107 points, while the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) was fourth on 38 points after yesterday’s conclusion of the 2012 edition.
The emotional tension at the venue had everything to do with the fact that both camps competing for the top spot felt that there was something sinister about the administration of points and results; GDF Chief of Staff, Commodore, Gary Best made it a subject in his address to the teams at the Presentation Ceremony.
“I must say that I am disappointed with the level of officiating; I don’t know if officials had personal agendas to fulfil, but they must be reminded to be professional,” Best said, pausing to caution his own GDF team that was murmuring in the background.
“You must be reminded that we have cells right here, so behave yourselves,” Best told his team in the middle of his final address. The competition between the two armed forces, the Police and Soldiers, clearly went beyond the borders of sportsmanship. The 2012 Joint-Services competition was nothing short of a war; a war of attrition and a war of words.
Following the presentation ceremony, where Police’s Alita Moore and Janella Jonas were given runners-up Champion Female Athlete; Natasha Alder, Champion Female Athlete; Defence Force Leslain Baird, runner-up Male Champion Athlete and teammate, Cleveland Forde, Male Champion Athlete, the GDF Chief of Staff hosted a meeting with his team.
Notwithstanding the notable tension, it was a day where records unbelievably tumbled.
The GDF Rupert Perry completed a double in the 100m and 200m races, in record time. Perry won the 100m in 9.9 seconds, replacing his 10.1 record last year, with Police’s Terry Easton second in 10.2 seconds and teammate, Quinse Clarke third in 10.4 seconds.
He also smashed his 20.3 seconds 2011 record with a 20.0 time in the 200m ahead of the Police’s Winston George (20.2) and teammate, Patrick King 20.9 seconds.
Police’s, Alita Moore won the female 100m in 11.4 seconds that replaced Leota Babb’s 2009 12.0 record. Letitia Myles (11.5) and Leota Babb (11.9) were second and third. Myles turned the tables on Moore in the 200m, winning in 23.2 seconds, which was faster than the 25.4 seconds time Nadine Rodrigues ran last year. Moore was second in 23.7 seconds and Tiffany Smith third in 23.9 seconds.
Smith won the 400m in record time, finishing in 58.3 seconds to replace her 1:01.0 record from last year. Janella Jonas was third in 59.2 seconds with Akela Alves (1:00.8) third. George (46.6) replaced his 48.1 record with a scintillating run yesterday, knocking King (47.5) and Semple (47.6) into second and third respectively.
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