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Oct 15, 2015 Features / Columnists, Sports
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) overhauled an 11 ½ – point lead yesterday to take a 13-point lead heading into the final day tomorrow of the Inter-Services Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC) at the National
Track and Field Centre at Leonora.
The Soldiers amassed 495 points to lead the Police 482 points with a day to go in the competition that is rife with controversy. The Guyana Fire Service trails distantly on 54 points, while Prison’s Service has 41 points and City Constabulary has 34 points.
In some of the results, the ultra promising Jevina Sampson produced a scintillating performance for Police in the Women’s 800m, winning in 2:16.70 ahead of Guyana’s World Championships contender, Andrea Foster (2:27), who represented the Defence Force. Dellie Williams finished in third position with a 2:31 time.
Wayne Harlequin then balanced the sheet for the soldiers with a blistering 1:55.80 time, ousting Cleveland Forde (1:56.80) from the top spot for a 1-2 finish for the Soldiers. Police’s Trevor Scotland (1:57.20) was third in the race.
Natrina Hooper leaped to 13.08m to win the Women’s Triple Jump event ahead of team-mate, Letitia Myles (11.24m). Police’s Cindy Fraser was third with 11.03m. Domain Williams (15.02) reportedly set new standards for the Defence Force in another 1-2 performance with Patrick King (14.67m) taking second. Police’s Kareem Purch (14.06) was third.
GDF’s, Hooper held off a stirring performance from Sampson in the final leg of the Women’s 800m Medley Relay to bring it home for the Soldiers, though Sampson collected the baton some
five metres behind Hooper.
The Men’s 1500m Medley Relay was a clearer case with Winston Dommett holding off Tyshon Bentick in the final 800m leg. The Competition continues tomorrow with Police looking to win the ISAAC title since they last did in 2011.
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