Cross Country Championships set for this weekend

BUILDING on the momentum already created, the T-Bird Flyers Track and Field Club will host their first Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Fort Charlotte.

But club president and head coach Foster Dorsett said the championships will be different from the others in that "we will have four different obstacle courses for the athletes to compete in at the beginning and at the end.

"They will probably go over a hurdle, go through some tyres and go through some zig zag cones," said Dorsett, who also serves as a Special Projects officer for the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations.

The championships will be opened to competitors of all ages from primary to high schools, under-7, under-11, under-13, under-17 and open divisions for both boys and girls who will compete in distances ranging from 1-2 kilometres.

Dorsett said as mandated by the IAAF, the BAAA must provide opportunities such as this to enable the youngsters to compete in cross country.

The meet will start at 1 p.m.

Published On:Saturday, November 28, 2009