President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K Juman-Yassin along with head of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson were full of optimism that the CARIFTA Games team will perform at its optimum level during this weekend’s Games in Jamaica.
Overwhelming elation and a sense of patriotism was felt by standout middleweight pugilist, Desmond Amsterdam after his promotion to Sergeant following his heroics at the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Championships in Ecuador.
Sham Johnny and Raymond Daw, coaches of the CARIFTA Games bound athletes have high expectations for their charges this weekend in Jamaica.
As I walked into Space Gym last Monday (International Chest Day), it felt like there was not enough space at the facility for the gym members.
With exactly two weeks to go for the ‘Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption’ card, the combatants are ramping up their preparation.
Nadine Trotz, manager of the CARIFTA Games bound athletes has expressed confidence that the teen athletes will show up and show out when the event is staged in Kington, Jamaica during the Easter weekend.
The calendar has flipped to April and the buzz and the vitriol is heating up around the ‘Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption’ card. One of the combatants on the April 23 event which will take place at the National Stadium, Laured ‘The Lion’ Stewart, has proclaimed his eagerness to hunt and demolish his prey, Romeo Norville and seek redemption after dropping a decision to the latter in the amateur ranks. Stewart will meet Norville in a four-round, light heavyweight bout on the card which will be headlined by Elton Dharry with Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques in the co-feature.
The CARIFTA Games bound athletes yesterday showed up and showed out, recording scintillating performances at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) ‘Super Champs’ staged at the National Track and Field Centre.
Pull-ups are arguably the toughest bodyweight exercise to perform. However, the pull-up has many benefits and let us admit, it looks hardcore when you can do them for reps in the middle of a gym.
The contracts are in for the return of professional boxing. Amid trash talk yesterday, the locally based combatants for the ‘Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption’ card inked their respective contracts at the headquarters of the boxing board at the Avenue of the Republic.
The management team for the CARIFTA Games has been named by the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) and the body will host its ‘Super Champs’ event on Sunday pitting the Games bound athletes against the cream of the nation’s athletes. These details were disclosed yesterday by President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson, in an update to the media. Hutson informed that Nadine Trotz will act in the capacity of Manager for the Easter weekend CARIFTA Games in Jamaica, while Sham Johnny and Raymond Daw are the Coaches selected for the sojourn.
Another bout has been added to the already stacked Guyana Fight Night ‘Road to Redemption’ card scheduled for April 23 at the National Stadium.
Rugby became the latest core sport to launch its academy yesterday and Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle is confident of the programme’s success once a concerted and combined effort is undertaken by all stakeholders.
‘Age is just a number’ is a cliche, but it applies when it comes to working out; age is no excuse to not have some sort of fitness regimen.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. , has pledged the government’s support for the ‘Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption’ card scheduled for April 23 at the National Stadium.
The full slate of the Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption boxing card has been finalised by its promoters.
After placing fifth in the women’s final of the 400m at the World Athletic Indoor Championships and becoming the South American record holder, a fire has been lit in Aliyah Abrams and she is poised for success as the outdoor season approaches.
Despite some scintillating performances, the number of qualifiers remained at nine after the curtain came down on the fourth and final CARIFTA Games trials yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.
Curtis ‘Chappy’ Dey recorded his first win of the season yesterday soloing to victory in the 22nd Cheddi Jagan Memorial 45-mile road race at West Demerara.
After nearly two years, I am happy to once again be able to see the smiles on the faces of my fellow gym goers and read their facial expressions.
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