The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) and the New Campbellville Secondary School received cheques worth $1M each yesterday from the National Sports Commission (NSC) through Director of Sport, Christopher Jones.
The funding received by the federation will be used to offset expenses for its officials and athlete to attend the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sweden, while the school will utilize its sum to send athletes and officials to the annual Penn Relays.
Sweden’s event is billed for June 3-15 and the local contingent includes, Carlos Petterson-Griffith (athlete), Nadina Taharally (Vice President of the Federation) and Kathleen Paul (Physiotherapist).
The Penn Relays are scheduled for April 25-27 and, according to long serving coach, Christopher Gaskin, the contingent of 17 (eight males and nine females) is scheduled to depart on April 21 and return nine days later.
The Penn Relays to be held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field, is one of the largest relay carnivals in the world with athletes competing from across the United States and internationally most notably Jamaica. The Relays draw athletes from all levels, high school, college, and professional for the three-day event.
Following the handing over of cheques at the headquarters of the NSC on Homestretch Avenue, David Gomes, on behalf of the federation and Head Teacher of the School, Gail Archer, both thanked Jones for the “generous contribution.”
Jones told media operatives that the Guyana Boxing Association ($1M), the Athletic Association of Guyana ($3M) and the Guyana Table Tennis Association ($3.8M) are among other bodies that received funding from the NSC for various international events in the last three weeks.
