Pompey, Burnett shortlisted for CAC championships

Guyana Chronicle
May 28, 2003

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COMMONWEALTH gold medallist Aliann Pompey and Marian Burnett were shortlisted to represent Guyana in the Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Senior Championships billed for Grenada in July.

The Amateur Athletic Association of Guyana (AAAG) identified four teams for international meets in the region since May 10, but only released them yesterday.

Teams were named for the South American Junior Championships, Pan-American Juniors, South American Seniors and the (CAC) Seniors.

Pompey named for the 400 metres sprint, the race she won for Guyana’s first track gold in the Manchester Games while fellow USA-based Burnett will enter the 800m.

Another overseas-based athlete, Alec Henry, will be sprinting in the 100m and 200m events.

The other members shortlisted for the July 4-6 meet are Michelle Vaughn (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Nyota Peters (Heptathlon), Andre Blackman (100m, 200m), Tai Payne (800m) and Clyde Gibson (Long Jump, Triple Jump).

Ken Elexey was named manager and Foster Sampson, the coach.

Five athletes were identified for the South American Seniors billed for Venezuela from June 20-22 under the same management. They are Vaughn, Peters, Blackman, Payne and Gibson.

Junior Sportsman-of-the-Year Cleveland Forde was shortlisted for two junior teams. He is among four athletes identified for the Pan-American Juniors to be staged in Barbados, July 18-20.

Forde who struck gold in two consecutive Carifta Games will enter the 5 000m and 10 000m events.

The other athletes are Jennifer Chichester (1500m, 5 000m), Royston Ross (Discus, Shot) and Cleon Washington (Discus, Shot). The coach is Raymond Daw.

Forde was also named for the South American Junior Championships that come off on June 7-8 in Ecuador, but he will compete in the 1500m and 5 000m events. Chichester and Ross were also identified for that team under manager Pamela Phillips.

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