KINGSTON, Jamaica — The second staging of the Digicel Grand Prix Athletics Championship was launched today with schools competing for a whopping $16 million in cash and prizes.

At the ceremony held at the Terra Nova Hotel, Digicel announced that the rewards include a grand prize of one million dollar worth of gym equipment to the top male and female schools and over $1.2 million up for grabs in academic scholarships.

The track and field showdown will see high schools across the island compete in seven events across six development meets starting with the Youngsters Goldsmith Classic and Western Championship on February 6.

The other meets are : Corporate Area Development Meet on February 11 and two days later the Camperdown Classic on February 13. Central Championship in February 16 and concludes with the GC Foster Classic in February 20.

St Elizabeth Technical High School and Edwin Allen High are the defending male and female champions respectively.

Howard Walker