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Mar 01, 2014 Sports
– ahead of tomorrow’s 20km Road Race
Wartsila Operations Guyana Inc. yesterday donated a modern Road Race Time-Keeping Device to the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), which will be first used tomorrow morning when the company hosts its mega 20km Road Race Classic.
The road race, which will be the most lucrative in Guyana’s history with $3.3M up for grabs in total prize monies, starts at Paradise on the East Coast and finishes at Wartsila Headquarters located at upper Water Street,
Kingston.
At a simple presentation ceremony, Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) President, Aubrey Hutson, said that the clock will benefit the association in many ways and he hopes that Wartsila will continue to partner with local athletics.
“A great big thank you to Wartsila for their tangible contributions in the form of a race clock; this clock will be used for road races and it can be used for the 100m,” Hutson said, adding that
“Wartsila has been contributing to our sport and we must be grateful to them.”
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the event, Edison Jefford said that the race has surpassed the South American Road Race in terms of monetary prizes in the form of the $3.3M in six categories that will be up for grabs, which is extremely exemplary coming from a local company.
Wartsila Contract Manager and former junior national athlete, Arron Fraser, who pioneered the initiative, said that track and field, especially road races, is a sport that he follows extensively as long as he is in Guyana and it was in need of such a boost.
“Being good corporate citizens means that sometimes you have to act without being asked to act; in recent years, we have observed the good work the AAG has been doing… I always follow road races and I saw the need for a clock,” he said.
“When I did track and field, my coach always told me it doesn’t matter what distance you do, you must always be aware of the timings because the days that you don’t feel too well are the days you might run the fastest times, so without the AAG asking us I thought it was responsible to make the donation,” Fraser continued.
Also present was Wartsila’s Occupational Safety, Health & Environment (OSH&E) Manager, Gary Hall. The Wartsila 20km race starts tomorrow at 6am sharp and will make its way down from the East Coast to Kingston, Georgetown.
A new category was added for the Wartsila staff after members of the sister branch in Antigua showed interest in participating. Some of Guyana’s top distance athletes will be a part of the race in hopes of winning the lucrative cash prizes.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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