Participants in the Girls 4x200 Meter Relay finals take the platform for medal presentation. Pictured top St. John’s College with a winning time of 1:40.55; St. Augustine’s College, with a time of 1:40.59 and Queen’s College third with a time of 1:40.74. The Bahamas National High School Relays 2015 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2015. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)
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NASSAU, The Bahamas – Hundreds of Bahamians
turned out at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
on Friday night for the
kickoff to the Bahamas National High School Relays 2015 – the Test Event
leading up to the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015.
Bringing brief remarks at the opening
ceremony was the Hon. Dr. Bernard J. Nottage, Minister of National Security,
who was a long time president of the Bahamas Amateur Athletics Association
(BAAA).
He observed that the High School Relays was
the first, in a series of first class events to be held this year at the
stadium. It was organized by the Local Organizing Committee of the IAAF/BTC
World Relays Bahamas 2015.
Dr. Nottage thanked the athletes, coaches and
support staff of some 42 schools from throughout the country for participating
in the event, which he said set the stage for the world to appear in two weeks
time for the Relays.
Friday night ended with the exciting race –
the Girls 4x200 Meter Relay finals with St. John’s College, St. Augustine’s
College, Queen’s College, St. Georges High School, St. Anne’s School, Bishop
Michael Eldon High, Kingsway Academy and St. Paul’s Methodist College
competing.
St. John’s won with a time of 1:40.55; St.
Augustine’s College closely behind with a time of 1:40.59 and Queen’s College third
with a time of 1:40.74.
The High School Relays followed a Float
Parade of the student athletes and Pep Rally at the stadium on Thursday, April
16.
In two weeks –
May 2-3 -- the second edition
of the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015 takes place in Nassau.
The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, will
compete at the much-anticipated event, expected to also attract approximately 1,000 athletes and coaches representing 47 countries.
