Cleveland Forde

Senior career Forde set a Guyanese national record in the 5000 m when he finished first in 14:07.08 minutes at the 2006 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics. He came fifteenth in the 5000 m at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

He made his global debut as a senior athlete in 2007, beginning with the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, at which he placed 97th overall. He later ran in the 5000 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, but was second-to-last place overall and over a minute slower than the next fastest runner. He gave similar performances at that year's 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, finishing tenth in the 10,000 m and eleventh in the 5000 m. Two more top level events followed the year after: at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he was further down the order in 154th place, but managed to set a half marathon best of 1:10:20 hours at the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, where he was 58th. He also set a 1500 m best of 3:50.47 minutes for sixth place. Forde ran his fastest 1500 m race in 3:44.23 minutes in the men's 1500-metre race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, setting a national records and barely missing a berth in the final round. He was slower in the 5000 m Commonwealth race, coming 18th.

His form was not as good at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, at which he was seventh place in the 1500 m and fourth in the 5000 m. He ceased track competitions after this point and began competing in lower-level road races in his region.