GCF/GOA stage successful BMX cycling programme

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Winners and runners up pose with their trophies upon completion of yesterday’s fourth annual World Olympic Day five-race BMX cycle programme. They are flanked by president of the GOA, K Juman-Yassin (extreme left), Joseph Britton, president of the GCF, Cheryl Thompson and National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed. (Orlando Charles photo)
Winners and runners up pose with their trophies upon completion of yesterday’s fourth annual World Olympic Day five-race BMX cycle programme. They are flanked by president of the GOA, K Juman-Yassin (extreme left), Joseph Britton, president of the GCF, Cheryl Thompson and National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed. (Orlando Charles photo)

In commemoration of World Olympic Day, the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) and the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) collaborated to pedal off the fourth annual five-race BMX programme yesterday at the inner circuit of the National Park.

In the day’s events, Raul Small won the BMX boys’ 12-to-14 years, two-lap race ahead of Bryton John and Keon Harris in six minutes and 17 seconds respectively while Rashedi Ceres took top honours in the BMX boys’ nine-to-12 years, two-lap race ahead of Thuran Garbarran in six minutes and 34 seconds.

Jamal John was victorious in the five-lap, BMX boys’ Open race ahead of