Greater than 2,500 runners and walkers turned out for the fifth annual MBJ Charity 5K/10K Run/Stroll, delivering file participation and sponsorship whereas elevating $30 million to fund scholarships and neighborhood grants throughout Jamaica.
The occasion, staged by MBJ Airports Restricted, introduced collectively elite athletes, company groups, and households in a celebration of health and philanthropy.
Jamaica Faculty standout Evans Tetteh stormed to victory within the males’s 10K with a time of 34:16, edging out Kemar Leslie of Rainforest Seafood (34:23) and Jomo-Rhys Gilman of Pureluv (35:36). Within the girls’s division, Cecile Heinrich of Pacers crossed first in 44:24, adopted by teammate Dandie Williams (45:44) and Arieta Martin of Rainforest Seafood (58:04).
Within the 5K, Garfield Gordon of UCT Steppas claimed the boys’s crown in 15:39, whereas 17-year-old Anieta Gutzmore of Rainforest Seafood dominated the ladies’s race in 22:21. Younger expertise shone all through the sector, with Jamaica Faculty’s Amponsah Dominic (16:24) and Rainforest Seafood’s Odane Davidson (16:51) rounding out the boys’s 5K podium, whereas Papine Excessive’s Gizelle James (22:50) and Yasheka Bean (23:43) took second and third amongst girls.
“Seeing our younger individuals not solely collaborating however excelling in occasions like this offers me large hope for Jamaica’s future,” mentioned Shane Munroe, CEO of MBJ Airports Restricted. “Once we spend money on our youth and create platforms for them to shine, they rise to the event.”
Rainforest Seafood fielded the biggest group with 161 members, adopted by Playa Lodges & Resorts (131) and GFS Group Mobay (78).
Age was no barrier to competitors: Gerline Nelson, 85, accomplished the 5K in 45:04, and Lawrence Watson, 76, clocked a powerful 29:39. Within the strolling classes, Paula Sinclair of UCT Steppas received the ladies’s 5K (32:33), whereas Duwell Allen of Creation Meals Ltd. led the boys’s stroll (26:39).
Munroe famous that the occasion has grown past a fundraiser right into a nationwide wellness celebration. “Each participant, from our youngest runners to our most senior walkers, contributed to constructing a stronger, higher Jamaica,” he mentioned.
Grant purposes for MBJ’s expanded islandwide programme stay open till September 30, 2025 at www.mbjairport.com.
