media_artricles :: 2017

Over 400 primary school athletes in National 3k run

ACTION in primary school athletics goes into full gear tomorrow, when over 400 youngsters will line up for the running of the Atlantic National 3k road race.

The race will begin at the Penal Convent School and end at the Penal Hindu School grounds. 

Girl athletes will begin the trek at 10 am, and the boys at 10.30 am tomorrow. 

Youing athletes from Trinidad and the sister-isle Tobago will be challenging for the Champion District Trophy won for the past five years by North Eastern Education District. 

Champion boys and girls will be crowned in the under-11, under-13, and under-16 age groups. 

The national 3k is a precursor to the to the season's main event, the Atlantic National Primary Schools Track and Field Championships. 

The 52nd staging of the championships is scheduled to be run off at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on June 7. 

The action is being held under the auspicies of the National Primary Schools Track and Field Association along with sponsors Atlantic and assistance from the Ministry of Education.

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