By Rawle Toney
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) have released the names of the athletes who will represent Guyana in their two disciplines at the Caribbean Games set for Trinidad and Tobago from July 16-18.
The games which will be held every four years just like the Olympics will have some of the Caribbean’s best athletes competing in athletics, boxing and lawn tennis.
It was reported in Monday’s edition of the Kaieteur News that since the announcement of Guyana’s participation to the inaugural event by President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K. A. Juman Yassin the athletes selected for the three sports was a mystery.
However the two associations have rushed to the defence of the GOA stating that the report was misleading since they had both submitted their names since late February.
But while the GABA is fielding an all-local squad of ten boxers, the AAG has some of Guyana’s overseas-based athletes in the mix.
Athletics
President of the AAG Colin Boyce said that his association has selected the best possible athletes for the event since his counterparts in the Caribbean would be doing likewise. He however explained that while they have short-listed six locals in their 14-member team, they unlike the overseas-based athletes are yet to make the qualifying times for their respective events.
Boyce stated that the locals would have to make their times at any international meet prior to the games in July. The AAG top official noted that two meets will be held in Trinidad and Tobago – the Falcons Athletics Track Meet and the Hampton International Games.
Meanwhile, the AAG short-listed the following representatives:
Overseas-based: Marian Burnett, Alian Pompey, Adam Harris, Dian Monroe, Angela Corlette, Jeremy and Deon Bascom and Lee Prowell.
Locals: Rawle Greene, Cleveland Forde, Alika Morgan, Alisha Fortune, Kelvin McKenzie and Lionel D’Andrade.
Boxing
National coach Clifton Moore said that even though they have submitted the names early, they are still looking at the prospects of doing some reshuffling but only local talents will be utilized. He said too that the team is already in training at the National Park under his supervision and that of assistant coaches Michael Paris and Paulette Nurse.
“We have started our preparation very early for the games unlike what was reported. I can’t speak for the other two disciplines. We have gone so far, that our fighters are presently doing their stamina and physical development training,” said Moore.
He said the short-listed boxers are no strangers to the type of competition which is expected at the Caribbean Games since they have fought at much bigger events.
Heading the list of the selected boxers is Junior Sportsman of the Year Cleveland Rock who has written his name in the local history books by winning Guyana’s first and only medal at the Junior Commonwealth Games which was hosted in India last year. He won a silver medal in the bantamweight division.
Also on the team is 2007 Pan-American Games bronze medalist and amateur champion Clive Atwell along with his world championship teammates Markemer Piere, Orlando Allicok and Aubrey Moore.
The GABA short-listed the following boxers for the Caribbean Games: Clive Atwell, Cleveland Rock, Mulchand Sankar, Aubrey Moore, Bert Braithwaite, Devon Boatswain, Troy Waldron, Markember Piere, Romeo Nerville and Orlando Allicock.
By Rawle Toney
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) have released the names of the athletes who will represent Guyana in their two disciplines at the Caribbean Games set for Trinidad and Tobago from July 16-18.
The games which will be held every four years just like the Olympics will have some of the Caribbean’s best athletes competing in athletics, boxing and lawn tennis.
It was reported in Monday’s edition of the Kaieteur News that since the announcement of Guyana’s participation to the inaugural event by President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K. A. Juman Yassin the athletes selected for the three sports was a mystery.
However the two associations have rushed to the defence of the GOA stating that the report was misleading since they had both submitted their names since late February.
But while the GABA is fielding an all-local squad of ten boxers, the AAG has some of Guyana’s overseas-based athletes in the mix.
Athletics
President of the AAG Colin Boyce said that his association has selected the best possible athletes for the event since his counterparts in the Caribbean would be doing likewise. He however explained that while they have short-listed six locals in their 14-member team, they unlike the overseas-based athletes are yet to make the qualifying times for their respective events.
Boyce stated that the locals would have to make their times at any international meet prior to the games in July. The AAG top official noted that two meets will be held in Trinidad and Tobago – the Falcons Athletics Track Meet and the Hampton International Games.
Meanwhile, the AAG short-listed the following representatives:
Overseas-based: Marian Burnett, Alian Pompey, Adam Harris, Dian Monroe, Angela Corlette, Jeremy and Deon Bascom and Lee Prowell.
Locals: Rawle Greene, Cleveland Forde, Alika Morgan, Alisha Fortune, Kelvin McKenzie and Lionel D’Andrade.
Boxing
National coach Clifton Moore said that even though they have submitted the names early, they are still looking at the prospects of doing some reshuffling but only local talents will be utilized. He said too that the team is already in training at the National Park under his supervision and that of assistant coaches Michael Paris and Paulette Nurse.
“We have started our preparation very early for the games unlike what was reported. I can’t speak for the other two disciplines. We have gone so far, that our fighters are presently doing their stamina and physical development training,” said Moore.
He said the short-listed boxers are no strangers to the type of competition which is expected at the Caribbean Games since they have fought at much bigger events.
Heading the list of the selected boxers is Junior Sportsman of the Year Cleveland Rock who has written his name in the local history books by winning Guyana’s first and only medal at the Junior Commonwealth Games which was hosted in India last year. He won a silver medal in the bantamweight division.
Also on the team is 2007 Pan-American Games bronze medalist and amateur champion Clive Atwell along with his world championship teammates Markemer Piere, Orlando Allicok and Aubrey Moore.
The GABA short-listed the following boxers for the Caribbean Games: Clive Atwell, Cleveland Rock, Mulchand Sankar, Aubrey Moore, Bert Braithwaite, Devon Boatswain, Troy Waldron, Markember Piere, Romeo Nerville and Orlando Allicock.
