Belizean athletes at the Miguel Hidaglo International Airport along with Director Patrick Henry |
The main bunch of the Belizean contingent to the XVI Pan American Games that are currently taking place in the City of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, arrived today in Guadalajara. Upon their arrival at the Miguel Hidaglo International Airport, the six athletes and the one official to the games were met, greeted and welcomed to the XVI Pan American Games and the City of Guadalajara by Patrick Henry the Ag. Director of the National Sports Council who deputized for the Hon. John Saldivar, Minister of Sports, who had to leave the games before the athletes arrived.
The athletes that will represent Belize are Jason Jones, Jorge Jimenez, Kenneth Medwood, Linsford Avila, Kenneth Brackett, Charnelle Enriquez, Julia McCord, Tricia Flores and Kay De Vaughan.
The coach for the track team is Ernest Morris while the delegate for the Belize Amateur Athletics Association is President Ian Gray.
Team Belize will participate in the 100m, 400m, 200m, and 400m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, and Triple Jump.
The athletics competition is scheduled to commence on October 23, 2011.