Seven from USA enter South American masters meet
The sun never sets on masters track. Down Under in Brazil, the South American Masters Championships start this weekend in Rio de Janeiro — and seven U.S. men (but no women) are entered. They include world-class sprinters Val Barnwell and Bennie James and hurdler Darnell Gatling. Here’s the schedule of events. The biggest of the 17 delegations is host Brazil, with 399 entered. The smallest include Aruba (one distance guy) and Japan (an M60 sprinter with money and time on his hands.) Buena suerte to los Norte Americanos (including five from Mexico)!
The American entries (with birthdates, age groups and events entered):
Baker Anthony 22/5/1953 M50 4 8 400B
James Bennie 3/9/1956 M50 4
Gatling Darnell 1/5/1960 M45 2 4 400B
Watts Jim 1/10/1961 M45 8
Hall Samuel 4/5/1945 M60 1 2
Aunan Tommy 11/4/1959 M45 5M 10M
Barnwell Val 10/9/1957 M45 1 2
2 Responses
Good Luck and keep us posted on the results. I wanted to go, but it would have messed up my base training for the World Meet in Italy.
Hey Ken:
they speak Portugese in Brazil, not Spanish.
So you should be saying
“sorte boa aos americanos nortes”
And you guys fortunate enough to go to that beautiful country of Brazil,
do say “bom dia” to “la garota d’ipenema” for me.
obrigado,
GrantLamothe
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