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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2014
On that Sunday morning
in October, don’t wait for
church bells to get you out of bed, because the UWI
SPEC International Half-Marathon will be winding down
by then. Director of the Sport and Physical Education
Centre, Major David Benjamin has announced that the
11th edition will begin on October 26 at 5.30am, half an
hour earlier than usual.
“We have heard the cries and read the comments of
the majority of runners: we have decided to test the race
this year with an earlier start,” said Major Benjamin at the
launch at the end of July.
For the first time, the race will be open to 1100, with
athletes from Tanzania, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela
and Jamaica already confirming their attendance and
athletes from the Trinidad and Tobago Special Olympics.
Special Olympics Trinidad and Tobago will partner with
The UWI SPEC this year for an event within the main
event which will see Special Olympic teams representing
Special Schools taking part in a relay marathon for the
13.1 miles with 12 athletes per team running equal legs.
There will be a prize division for all Special Olympic teams
that participate.
At the launch, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus
Principal Professor Clement Sankat thanked First Citizens
who have again come on as corporate partner and sponsor
for the race. Registration has already begun and will close
onOctober 10th or once the limit of 1100 entries have been
received. Online registration will be available for local, as
well as foreign participants, together with registration at
First Citizens branches.
From left, Mr. Jason Julien, General Manager Investment Services at First Citizens, Campus Principal and Pro
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Clement Sankat and Director of The UWI St. Augustine’s Sport and Physical Education
Centre (SPEC), Major David Benjamin at the launch of the 11th UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon,
scheduled for October 26.
SPORT
It’s an early bird
half-marathon!
It began in the early hours
– a 5k road race at 6am –
and by the time the Saturday sun was showing its face,
the lawn tennis match between Open Campus and Cave
Hill was already on its merry way. The following day was
full of athletic events at the Larry Gomes Stadium, so by
Monday 11 August, when the 14th edition of the UWI
Inter-Campus Games had its opening ceremony, staffwere
already fully warmed up for the nine-day wonder.
FromAugust 9-15, staff from the St. Augustine, Cave
Hill, Mona and Open Campuses battled it out in the eight
categories.
Emerging the overall winner, the St. Augustine teams
took Athletics, Basketball, Volleyball, Cricket and Table
Tennis. Mona came in second with Football and Netball,
and Open Campus third with Lawn Tennis.
Home team
tops the
games!
Congratulations to the St. Augustine staff athletes, and to all the Campuses, see you in two years!
