Smith, Holder win 100m events at AAG senior national C/ships

—event concludes today

The curtain will come down on the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) senior championships today at the National Track and Field Centre in Edinburgh, West Demerara with the 200m for men and women among the day’s feature events.

Also on today will be the men and women 400 and 800m.

The championships, which commenced Friday afternoon, continued yesterday morning from 10am and among the winners on show was Anthony Williams of the Police Progressive Youth Club who won the men’s long jump event with a leap of 7.26m Second was Eron Leitch with 7.05m while Nichol Crandon of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was third with 6.90m.

Annali Redmond clinched the female long jump event with a leap of 5.46m. Tasnica Lovell (5.00m) and Tonya Rawlins (4.54m) were second and third respectively. The Guyana Defence Force athletes swept the podium in the discus event with Ameka Eastman 34.8m; Tanisha Cort (34.6m) and Jameicia Scott (32.44m), the top three finishers.

The GDF was again to the fore in the men’s discus event where Jemaine Simmons won with a throw of 43.11m, while Joshua Jones (40.3m) and Police’s Kleon Spellen (37.4m) were second and third respectively. On Friday’s opening day, Keliza Smith and Nolex Holder won the marquee 100m female and male events respectively.

Smith clocked 11.66s to defeat Cassy Small (11.93s) and Tianna Springer, 13.04s while Holder triumphed in 10.36s.

Akeem Stewart (10.68s) and Shamar Horatio 10.42s were second and third respectively. Marlon Nicholson won the men’s 10,000m, in 35 minutes and 52.25s from Cleveland Thomas (37:02.93) and Odida Parkison (37:36.97) while Jelicia Wright won the women’s 5000m in 22 minutes and 40.6 seconds.

Sheama Tyrell (23.22.5) and Kezra Murray (24.12.7) were second and third respectively.

Yesterday’s results Men’s Long Jump

Anthony Williams (Police): 7.26m Eron Leitch (Police): 7.05m Nichol Crandon (GDF): 6.90m

Women’s Long Jump

Annali Redmond (Police): 5.46m Tasnica Lovell (Police): 5.00m Tonya Rawlins (GDF): 4.54m Women’s Discus

Ameka Eastman (GDF): 34.8m Tanisha Cort (GDF): 34.6m Jameicia Scott (GDF): 32.44m Men’s Discus

Keliza Smith

Jemaine Simmons (GDF): 43.11m Joshua Jones (GDF): 40.3m

Kleon Spellen (Police): 37.4m Women 1500 Metres

Friday’s results

Women 100m final

1st Keliza Smith 11.66 2nd Casy Small 11.93 3rd Tiana Springer 13.04 Men 100m final

1st Nolex Holder 10.36

Nolex Holder

2nd Akeem Stewart 10. 38

3rd Shamar Horatio 10.42

10 000 final

1st Marlon Nicholson 35.52.25 2nd Cleveland Thomas 37.02.93 3rd Odida Parkinson 37. 36. 97 5000 women

1st place Jelicia Wright 22.40.6 2nd Sheama Tyrell23.22.5

3rd Kezra Murray 24.12.7