2024 CAC Body Building & Fitness Championships
Despite turning in an impressive overall performance in last year’s Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Body Building & Fitness Championships, the Guyanese contingent who will be on show at the 2024 edition at the National Cultural Center, is aiming for even greater heights this time around with national pride at stake.
Set for October 19-20, the competition will attract over 250 participants from 20 countries as they battle each other for supremacy. Thus far the overwhelming feedback from the local contingent is that they are going all out in their hunt for medals on home soil.
Three such athletes are Christina Ramsammy, Julio Sinclair and Yusuf Khan, who have all signalled their ambitions on upstaging their regional rivals. Ramsammy, who will be competing in the Bikini category, said that even though she was sidelined from training for almost two and a half months due to a back injury, she has returned to the gym and feels great to be back. “I had a rough start after injuring my back, but despite that I was able to get back on track and working hard in trying to surpass my last showing,” Ramsammy revealed.
Despite that setback, Ramsammy noted that she is ahead of schedule and the little time she has left is being used to “fine-tune” her physique.
Ramsammy who is a two-time CAC athlete, finished second in 2022 and seventh last year so she will be looking to improve on her last performance.
Working under the tutelage of her husband and coach (3-times Mr. Guyana Darious Ramsammy), she stated that this is the best shape she has ever been in and cannot wait to take the stage in front of the home fans.
“I cannot wait to hear my fellow Guyanese screaming down their support for us and I believe that we will get the kind of support of all Guyana beyond our wildest dreams,” Ramsammy declared.
On the other hand, both Sinclair and Khan expressed similar sentiments of doing well at the competition.
Sinclair is a two-time medallist in the Body Building category, having won gold in 2022 and silver in 2023, this time around he will no doubt be eyeing gold in front of the home crowd. He disclosed that training has been going well and competing in front of home fans has given him an added incentive to train hard to better last year’s result.
Khan meanwhile was similarly satisfied with his training and is full of confidence ahead of the big event.
He said the mere fact that he could represent his country at the most prestigious body building competitions in the Region has added a drive for him to produce an outstanding performance.
“I have a few more days to get dialled in, my preparations have been good and going according to plan, and I must commend my fellow teammates who’ve all been very supportive in their guidance and advice throughout the journey,” Khan said.
