The 2011 National Sports Awardees were honoured in glowing tributes and a commitment from Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar to provide all necessary assistance for the development of sports with greater emphasis on tapping into the hinterland communities.
With much pomp and ceremony at the National Culture Centre, Guyana’s only Olympic medalist boxer Michael Anthony Parris was also honoured for his feat at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 and 10-year old Priyanna Ramdhani became the youngest recipient of a national sports award.
Guyana and West Indies cricketer Devendra Bishoo and record-breaking power-lifter Dawn Barker copped the