George, Moore spearhead GPFAC three-peat
Remarkable displays of speed, strength, stamina and leaping ability, enabled the Guyana Police Force Athletic Club (GPFAC) to retain the championship trophy of the Boyce/Jefford Classic last night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.
With the continued absence of 2013 champions, Running Brave Athletic Club, GPFAC tallied 395 points to once again defeat last year’s runners up Guyana Defence Force (GDF) track and field team by 66 points (329) in the seventh edition of the Classic.
Linden (189 points) and Mercury Fast Laners (92) finished third and fourth respectively to be among the money.
Throughout the two-day championships the victors, who earned the $1M first prize, threw, leaped and ran away with most of the events while placing in the top five in many of the others.
Two-time Olympian, Winston George and Alita Moore who both recorded sprint trebles along with Julio Sinclair and US based Kevin Bailey were instrumental in GPFAC’s success. Here are a few highlights: George who recently returned from the Rio Olympics, showed his class in the sprints. Men’s 100m, 200m, 400m George, won the three marquee track events (100m and 200m) with just the wind and the damp track providing the most opposition.
The national 400m record holder also anchored Police’s 4x400m relay team to the gold.
He was then adjudged the male champion athlete after tallying 30 individual points.
Women’s 100, 200m and