Guyana’s leading distance athlete Cleveland Forde and compatriot Dennis Horatio are scheduled to depart this morning for Panama where they will represent Guyana in the third leg of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) South American Athletics Confederation 10 km Road Classic that will be held on Sunday.
-District 10 win march past Linden’s District No. 10 with 135 points was yesterday adjudged the winner of the march past at the opening ceremony of the National Schools, Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships at the Guyana National Stadium.
– MoE retracts QC teachers’ sanctions Following the withdrawal of sanctions dealt to three Queens College teachers, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) yesterday declared that they will participate fully in today’s National Schools’ track and field, cycling and swimming championships.
-landscaping, other works still to be done The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport says the $455 million 50m Olympic-sized swimming pool will not be commissioned in time for the swim meet of the Schools’ National Track and Field, Swimming and Cycling Championships set for November 9-17.
Telecommunications giant, Digicel, yesterday officially handed over the trophies for the Schools National Championships to be held November 9 – 12 at the Providence National Stadium.
-say organizers of national schools athletics c/ships Organizers of the annual schools nationals cycling, swimming and track and field championships are “all set to go” as it concerns preparations for hosting the event from November 9 – 12 at the Providence National Stadium.
Organizers of the upcoming annual schools nationals’ athletic championships are not banking on the completion of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MYCS) $455 million 50m Olympic-size swimming pool and have made alternative arrangements to have the swimming competition take place at the Castellani House pool.
The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) is to select two of its junior swimmers to participate at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Short Course World Swimming Championships in the United Arab Emirates.
Alex Graham was yesterday elected president of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) when the association held its Annual General and Biennial Meetings at the Olympic House, High Street.
– 30 acres identified at Leonora By Tamica Garnett The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony says construction work on the long-anticipated synthetic track will get underway before year-end, with over 30 acres of land identified to erect the facility.
By Tamica Garnett With a pledge of $1.2 million worth of their sports drink Gatorade, beverage company Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) yesterday declared themselves a co-sponsor of the upcoming schools National Track, Field, Cycling and Swimming Championships slated for the National Stadium from November 9 – 12.
It was not the usual one, two but Guyana gained a first through Cleveland Forde and a second place finish by Alika Morgan at the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) South American Athletics Confederation 10 km Road Classic, yesterday.
– AAG president President of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Colin Boyce says the association has not received ratification from the world governing body, the International Athletics Association Federation (IAAF), for the purported 10 seconds timings by Jeremy Bascom in the 100m.
Fifty-two athletes, 43 local and nine from other countries within the region, have so far been confirmed (and a lot more are still expected to get on board) for the Guyana leg of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF)/South American Athletics Confederation 10KM Road Classic, scheduled for Sunday.
-cannot account for Commonwealth Games boxers As if the no returns by the Guyana boxing contingent to the just-concluded Commonwealth Games in India were not enough the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) yesterday said they could not give an account of the whereabouts of the three-member team.
Guyana’s girls’ number one junior player Shawna Gentle yesterday picked up where she left off on Saturday as the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Nigel’s Supermarket Junior Classic Tennis Tournament continued at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel’s courts.
The Daniels twin sisters, Shoquan and Shomane yesterday met their match in each other when they clashed in the girls’ under-16 category at the North Georgetown District No.11 Inter-Zone Championships at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
Christ Church first form student, Jevina Sampson yesterday captivated all with her top quality performances in the girls’ under-14 category of the North Georgetown District Zone Two Inter-Schools Championships held at the GDF ground, Camp Ayanganna.
Richard Ishmael Secondary School yesterday retained their title as Zone One Champions of the Inter-Schools Championships of the North Georgetown District.
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