Roseau, Dominica: Dominica commences the 2023-2024 observe season with the primary street race of the 2K/5K Highway Race Collection in Portsmouth on Sunday. The race kicked off at 9 am below the patronage of Beginner Athletics Affiliation.
The primary Highway Race has turned out to be nice success with nice racing between the groups. The viewers gathered in entrance of the American Canadian Faculty of Drugs in Picard, Portsmouth and witnessed the beginning of the 5k race.
The runners have processed towards the northerly route following the primary street by means of Glanvillia. The athletes additional run cross the Indian river and thru the city, run previous the purple turtle seashore till they get to the spherical about the place they took a left flip, run previous the Intercontinental resort and to Tantan.
The primary race of the collection was ended instantly in entrance of Roots Rock Bar and Grill.
In addition to this, the 2k race begun within the neighborhood of the Portsmouth Labour Workplace. Runners once more processed towards the northerly route, tun previous the purple turtle seashore till they get to the spherical about the place they took the lest flip, run previous the Intercontinental resort and to Tantan.
The race has ended instantly in entrance of Roots Rock Bar and Grill in Dominica.
The purpose of the staging of the street race collection is to boost the sporting abilities of the athletes and make them able to competing on the world stage. The races below the collection can be held on weekends.
The athletes of the membership take part within the event.
Final yr, the finals of the race collection have been held on Sunday, December 18, 2023. Nylia John of Aithons Athletics Membership received the women 2k with a time of 8 minutes and 35 seconds. Whereas Probability Marshall of the Dominica Grammar School topped the 2k boys in 7 minutes and 58 seconds.
Seven golf equipment had participated within the street race collection final yr that are as follows
- Pioneers Athletics C
- Dominica Grammar Faculty
- Aithons Athletics C1
- Wesmar Rangers Athle
- Kalinago Eagles Athle
- Winner Circle Athle
- Stridorz Athletics C
Completely different athletes from these golf equipment participated in 5k and 2k street race collection.
