BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – THE 36th Edition of the TDC Interschool Championships will take place at the Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium from Friday to Sunday (Mar. 23-25) and the executive body of the St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) has approved the sum of EC$12 500 as cash prizes for the top six placed schools.
The prizes will be awarded as follows:
• First Place - EC$5 000
• Second Place - EC$3 000
• Third Place - EC$2 000
• Fourth Place - EC$1 000
• Fifth Place - EC$750
• Sixth Place - EC$500
According to SKNAAA Public Relations Officer Evris Huggins, the winning schools would be determined by the most gold medals and the flow for the remaining positions would follow that descending order.
“In the event of a tie for gold medals, the school with the most silvers will be awarded the winner. The same procedure will be applied to the bronze medal category in the event there is a tie with gold and silver,” Huggins said.
The PRO stated that it is important to note that the principal sponsor, the St. Kitts and Nevis Trading Development Group of Companies (TDC) would be celebrating its 35th year of sponsorship to the championships.
“Joining LIME and Coco-Cola, as long term and major sponsors, will be Western Union as Silver Sponsors for this year’s championships,” he added.
Huggins explained that amongst the highlights, they would be introducing, for the first time, the combination events with the Heptathlon (seven events) for the Under-15 Male and Female categories. The winner for this multi-event discipline would be determined by the total points accumulated at the completion of all seven events.
He also explained that there is a plan to continue introducing the multi-events in the Under-17 and Under-20 categories in 2013 and 2014.
“We will, for the very first time, be streaming the championships live with full commentary, blogging, photos and results,” he said.
The 2012 TDC Interschool Championships will start at 2:00 p.m. daily with the Opening Ceremony and March Past commencing at 6:00 p.m. on Friday along with the Aquavita Cheerleading Competition scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Admission to the Kim Collins Pavilion is EC$20, Stands EC$15, and Grounds EC$10 for adults and EC$5 for children.
The PRO promised to shortly provide additional details outlining the traffic and security plan.
Listed below is the Schedule of Events for Friday, March 23, 2012:
1. 2:00 pm U15 (F) 80m Heptathlon
2. U17 (F) Javelin
3. 2:08 U15 (M) 80m Heptathlon
4. 2:30 U15 (F) High Jump Heptathlon
5. U17 (M) High Jump
6. 2:38 U15 (M) Shot Put Heptathlon
7. 2:40 U20 (F) Shot Put
8. 2:45 U15 (F) Long Jump
9. U15 (M) Long Jump
10. 3:30 U20 (F) 400m Heats
11. 3:45 U20 (M) 400m Heats
12. 4:00 U17 (F) 400m Heats
13. U17 (F) High Jump
14. 4:15 U17 (M) 400m Heats
15. 4:20 U20 (M) Shot Put
16. U17 (M) Javelin
17. U15 (M) High Jump Heptathlon
18. 4:30 U15 (F) 400m Heats
19. U15 (F) Shot Put Heptathlon
20. Open (F) Triple Jump
21. 4:45 U15 (M) 400m Heats
22. 5:00 4 x 100m (F) Heats U20
23. 5:10 4 x 100m (M) Heats U20
24. 5:20 4 x 100m (F) Heats U17
25. 5:30 4 x 100m (M) Heats U17
26. 5:40 4 x 100m (F) Heats U15
27. 5:50 4 x 100m (M) Heats U15
6:30 Opening Ceremony
7:00 Cheerleading Competition
