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Meeting Slated on 13th-14th March 2009 - Secondary Schools Athletics

Mar 3, 2009, 5:07 AM | Article By: Lamin B. Darboe

The Secretary General of the Gambia Secondary School Sports Association, GSSSA, Alhagie S. Darboe has disclosed to Pointsports that the inter Regional Secondary sport meeting will rage from 13th - 14th March 2009 at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.

Mr. Darboe revealed this to Pointsports last Sunday at Independence Stadium during the Zone One schools of Greater Banjul inter-secondary schools final heats. According to Mr. Darboe, all the secondary sport zones across the sixth educational Regions of the country had done their final athletic sport selection adding that Upper Basic Schools were divided into five zones namely, Greater Banjul, Brikama, Kerewan, Pakalinding and URR/CRR. He said Senior Secondary Schools were also divided into four zones namely, Greater Banjul, Brikama, Farafenni and URR/CRR adding that for Upper Basic Schools the following zones had already booked their ticket to the Regional athletic final, URR/CRR 37 athletes were qualified, Brikama 75 athletes, Kerewan 37 athletes, Pakalinding 37 athletes and Greater Banjul 20 athletes. For SeniorSecondary school zones, Mr. Darboe went on to explain that the following zones booked their ticket to the finals:  URR/CRR 43 athletes, Pakalinding 41 athletes, Brikama 83 athletes and Greater Banjul 13 athletes respectively.