Bodybuilders and fitness athletes will have to wait another day to step on the National Seniors Championship stage.
According to reports, the flagship event of the bodybuilding federation will now take place on December 19 at the National Cultural Centre instead of the initial December 18 date in order to prevent an online streaming clash with another year-end event.
Organizing Secretary of the body, Videsh Sookram, stated that the change would not impact the athletes looking to peak the weekend before Christmas.
Sookram added that the federation has held several meetings with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports which has agreed to support the much anticipated fixture which is expected to attract the cream of the nation’s physiques.
The federation plans to collaborate with its partners to bring to the hardworking athletes, the bodybuilding and fitness fraternity and the entire Guyana its Seniors Bodybuilding Championship this year-end.
The event is to celebrate life, health and fitness whilst promoting a healthy lifestyle and healthy living.
Once the hosting of the competition is approved by the Task Force, athletes, backstage personnel and the executive of the federation will undertake to observe all COVID-19 protocols as gazetted by the Ministry of Health.
On the night of the competition, there will be about 30 athletes vying for trophies and cash prizes in the three different segments of fixture, Bodybuilding, Miss Bikini and the popular Men’s Physique class. Some athletes already signalling their intentions to compete include Darious Ramsammy, Nicholas Albert, Carlos Petterson-Grifith, Julio Sinclair, Emmerson Campbell, Yannick Grimes, Renaldo Caldeira, Angelica Barroncas, Christina Ramsammy and Rosanna Fung.
While on stage, athletes will be required to stand six feet apart from each other and backstage, athletes will be required to wear masks and to maintain the mandatory physical distancing. Judges will be seated six feet apart and will be required to wear masks.
The event will serve as a qualifier for international events in 2022.
A prize structure will be announced subsequently.
