The Tribune

THE Club Monica Athletics Track and Field Club will host its 15th annual Club Monica Athletics Track and Field Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Friday and Saturday.

Club president Dianne Woodside-Johnson said the club is again honoured to host one of the largest and most competitive track and field competitions of the athletic season as they attract the best young track and field talent.

"Over the past 14 years we have had much success as a club and as host of an event that athletes in our country look forward to," Johnson-Woodside said. "We have approximately 1,000 athletes registered to compete and the competition will be fierce."

The meet will be used as a qualifier for the CARIFTA Games to be held in The Bahamas over the Easter holiday weekend and other international competitions being held this year.

"We are expecting teams from Nassau, Freeport (Grand Bahama) and Andros and the Atlanta Spartans Track Club out of Atlanta. They will be promoting the Atlanta Georgia Relays to be held May 26th and 27th 2018," Woodside-Johnson said. "We expect key match-ups to take place leading into the CARIFTA trials. Heats and finals in the 100m, 200m and 400m is on the schedule and this will let each of the participating athletes know exactly where they are matched up to the best athlete in each age category.

"We ask the public to come out and support this very competitive event."