ECCC selects 18 after U19 trials

The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) has assembled a packed slate of athletes for the “Resilience” Bodybuilding and Fitness competition, set for tonight at the National Cultural Centre. The event will be held virtually and will be streamed live on the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport’s Facebook page, HJ TV, National Communications Network Channel 11, Channel 28 and NTN. According to a release, the time for the competition has been changed from 19:00h to 20:00h and will run for a maximum of two hours. The change is to accommodate the synchronisation of the different television stations and media outlets. The top three athletes in each category will receive cash prizes and hampers and all other athletes will receive medals and other incentives. Tonight’s competition will be judged by three of the top certified judges, namely Frank Tucker (Chief Judge), Franklyn Brisport and Aubrey Henry. Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. will be in attendance. Meanwhile, despite the economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dependable Fitness Express team will once again throw its support behind the competition. All videography and production will be handled and facilitated by the Hits and Jams team. Bodybuilders: Donald Lindie, Marlon Bennett, Anil Persaud, Bryan Singh, Farad Mohamed, Tagepaul Gwendasammy, Darious Ramsammy, Eybo Orford, Clint Duke, Henry Bassay, Julian Allen, Lindon Burnette, Julio Sinclair, Nicholas Albert, Dellon Johnson, Caerus Cipriani, Carlos Petterson-Griffith and Fabian Rosa. Men’s Physique: Darren Harris, Jonathan Jeffrey, Odel Crum-Ewing, Renaldo Caldeira, Yusif Mustapha, Denroy Ross, Flavio De-Amarim-Sousa, Daniel Lutchman. Miss Bikini: Roseanna Fung, Alejandra Vera, Christina Ramsammy, Rashawna Allen, Ashanti Conway. CAC Gold medallist and multiple Mr. Guyana, Kerwin Clarke, will also guest pose.

The East Coast Cricket Committee has  trimmed its training squad to 18 in preparation for the Demerara Under-19 Inter-Association tournament.

The past week saw 46 players from affiliate clubs turning out for a series of practice and trial sessions. From that, the squad was trimmed.

The trials were overseen by established coaches, Jitlall Jowharilall, Kumar Bihsundial and President of the Committee, Ashmul Ali.