Mona invitational athletics meet back on track
MONA Preparatory School recently held a press launch, officially announcing the return of its annual Invitational Track and Field Meet for 2023.
The highly anticipated event is set to take place on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at the Uwi/usain Bolt Track, UWI, Mona campus, starting at 8:00 am.
Representatives from some participating schools were out in their numbers, accompanied by coaches and parents. Among some of the participating schools represented at the launch were hosts Mona Prep, St Theresa Prep, Sts Peter and Paul Prep, Vaz Prep, Obistan Prep, and Our Lady of the Angels Prep.
The meet promises to be a thrilling competition, bringing together athletes from schools across the Corporate Area to showcase their speed, agility, and athleticism in a variety of exciting events, including sprints, long jump, high jump, ball throw and more.
Main sponsors for this year’s staging are Amazing Concrete Finishes Limited, which was represented by Angela Amir, director, who presented the school with a cheque for $500,000 during the launch.
According to Amir: “It is a joy, a pleasure and an opportunity to give back to Mona Prep,” as both her sons were past students of the institution. Amir also said that “events such as this, contribute immensely to maintaining Jamaica’s athletic traditions through the development of our most youthful competitions”.
“When our elite athletes perform at the high standards globally, it is due to the start and nurturing they got at meets such as the Mona Prep Invitational,” he added.
This year’s staging of the Mona Prep Invitational Track and Field Meet will mark its 17th staging, and will host more than a dozen participating schools across the Corporate Area.
Registration for the Mona Prep Invitational Track and Field Meet is still open and can be completed online at http://entryformsja.com/mona/welcome.php.