Forde and Payne secure silver medals at T/dad meet
....Forde returns personal best time
Stabroek News
June 20, 2002
Guyana's Clevland Forde and Tai Payne both returned silver medal winning
performances at the Desmond E. Braxter Central Games which were staged at
the Ato Boldon Stadium, Trinidad, on Tuesday night.
According to Forde's manager/coach Leslie Blacks, his charge recorded a
personal best time in placing second in the men's 5000-metre.
Blacks said prior to the just concluded meet, Forde's best time was 15 minutes
38 seconds, which he clocked at the Hampton Games (Trinidad) earlier this
year.
Payne who contested the men's 800-metre, returned one minute 51 seconds,
which is .33 of a second faster than the 1:51.33 he did at this year's Junior
Carifta Games in Bahamas.
According to Payne's coach Foster Sampson, the Atoms Athletic Club athlete
who is sponsored in full by Mings Products and Services Limited, was beaten
by a United States based Trinidadian with a senior ranking. He (Trinidadian)
clocked one minute 47 seconds.
The two athletes received a special invitation with all expenses paid, from the
Games committee, to compete at the meet.
More details in tomorrow's edition.