International field growing for NACAC Chatoyer 10K

A growing list of international athletes will descend on St Vincent and the Grenadines to be part of the NACAC Chatoyer 10K, set for Sunday, November 22.{{more}}

Among the field confirmed is Kenyan born athlete Kenneth Rotich, who is based in Trinidad and Tobago, along with the Trinidadian male and female duo of Curtis Cox and Tonya Nero, respectively.

Also listed to participate in the event are Grenadians Tallan James and Kenisha Pascal, while Fabienne Massolin, Yahia Hajji and Fanjanteino Felix are the Martiniquans registered.

The list of foreign athletes sees Astrel Clovis of Haiti, as well as Fabien Michineau and Eddy Boulate from Guadeloupe.

At stake for the international field is a winner’s purse of US$1,000, while the second place earns US$700 and the third place US$500.

Among the locals, the first place in the Under-20 category gets EC$400, second – $200 and third place – $150.

In the case of the open segment or over-20 for local athletes, the winner collects $600, the second place, $300 and $200 goes to the third place finisher.

These prizes are for both males and females.

Additionally, the first athlete to cross the 5 km mark will pocket US$100.

Also at stake is a team prize of EC$300, which is open only to local athletes.

Each team must comprise five individuals, one of whom must be a female. The position of the first three athletes from each team crossing the finish (one must be a female) will be computed to select the winning team. The team with the lowest score wins the prize money.

The race starts at 3 p.m. at the Cumberland Playing Field and ends at the Chateaubelair Playing Field. It is dubbed the “World’s Most Challenging 10K.”(RT)