Boldon, Brown, Burns in squad for Grenada

ATO BOLDON, Darrel Brown and Marc Burns are among a squad of 18 named by the National Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) for the Central American and Caribbean Senior Championships, scheduled from July 4-6 in Grenada.

The 29-year-old Boldon, the quadruple Olympic 100m and 200m medallist, is the experienced head in a youthful team which includes the 19-year-old duo Brown and Burns, close friends and Auburn University students who took gold and silver in the 100m at the World Junior Championships in Jamaica last year. Boldon and Brown will competein the 100 metres sprint, while Burns, Niconnor Alexan-der and Marvin Regis will form the 4x100m relay team. Regis and Julien Raeburn will participate in the 200m, with Raeburn, Ato Modibo, Sheridan Kirk and national quartermile champ Damion Barry forming the 4x400m relay squad.

The Tobago-born Kirk will also run the two-lap (800m) while Cleavon Dillon will compete in the long jump and Dave Stoute the shot put. National sprint double (100m-200m) champs — Fana Ashby (senior) and Wanda Hutson (junior) will also vie for gold in both distances, as well as the 4x100m team, which includes 200m competitor Keenan Gibson and long jumper Onika James. WITCO “Sports-woman of the Year” Cleopatra Borel and Candice Scott will go head to head in the shot put, while Scott will also aim for gold in the hammer throw and Adia McKinnon the 400m.