Bottle pelting mars aerobics final

BOTTLE throwing by irate fans marred the end to a controversial second annual Caribbean Aerobics Championships at the Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Mucurapo. And the crowd vented their fury at the judges who chose the tiring Elanor Patrick over the popular Nicole Cain as the winner of the Endurance Marathon in Saturday night’s finale. After two hours on the floor and with their 81 challengers eliminated, Patrick and Cain were neck and neck on the judges’ cards, with each holding two out of three warnings. With tensions rising, and both competitors in the midst of abdominal workouts, Cain was shown the red racket after two hours, six minutes and 16 seconds, to the dismay of the 2,000 supporters. The competitors, including three from Jamaica, relished the cool conditions but, with the pace quickening during the night, whittled down to 10 after an hour and 38 minutes (when the judges wiped the slates of the participants).

Gerard Arneaud, the eldest male on the floor at 53 years, was the first to go after an hour, 45 minutes and five seconds, with Gerard Richards following after 1:47.55. The slim Varma Lakhan was next to hit the showers after 1:47.36 while defending champ Gerard Ford followed 17 seconds later. The procession continued, with Nicole Robinson receiving her marching orders after an hour, 51 minutes and nine seconds, Michelle John a minute later, Angela Parris 1:53.45 and Ceemoy Murray 1:59.16. Special prizes were distributed to Arneaud and Edna Patrick, the oldest contestant overall at the ripe old age of 72. Other Results: Routine — TEAM - 1.Narissa Lezama, Jenelle Lezama, Jillian Aimable, Varma Lakhan 82 pts; 2.Nicole Guevarra, Kavita Maharaj, Tricia Arkless 76 pts; 3.Jocelyn Richards, Narissa Singh, Denish Bachan 66 pts. MIXED PAIRS - 1.Jocelyn Richards and Narissa Singh 84.5 pts; 2.Jason Chapman, Carla Portillo 76 pts; 3.Delton Frank, Kamlyn Aleong 72 pts. Individual - 1.Neil Diaz 87 pts; 2.Anderson Morris 79 pts; 3.Varma Lakhan 77 pts.