Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer
Central High's Triston Taylor. - FILE
CENTRAL HIGH School has been banned from competing at the 2006 Boys and Girls' Championships.
The Gleaner has learnt that the disciplinary committee of the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) has recommended the one-year ban from the national high school athletics championships, which is set for March 29-April 1.
When contacted, ISSA's president, Clement Radcliffe, declined to elaborate on the matter.
"We took a decision, but we have to refer it to the executive. The executive meets on Friday," Radcliffe, who is also the principal at Glenmuir High, said.
"As soon as they approve it we will release it," added Radcliffe, while saying it would be inappropriate to discuss it before then.
Since 2003, Central High have entered athletes in wrong classes to compete at the championships.
In a Gleaner investigative story published in October, it was disclosed that at least six boys ran in wrong classes at last April's annual meet.
Notable among the athletes who ran in the wrong class was national representative Triston Taylor, who ran as an over-aged athlete over the past three seasons.
In 2004, Taylor won the Class Three sprint double - 200m in 22.81 seconds and 100m in 10.92 beating St. George's College's Khorey Spalding in both events.
At last year's championships Taylor placed second behind KC's Cawayne Jervis in both sprints in 10.81 seconds and 22.17, respectively.
He has since returned all his medals.
