Newly elected Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Marissa Lowden says plans are afoot to tackle the issues of the sport and place rugby among the elite disciplines like football and cricket.
Incumbent president of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Peter Green was yesterday voted unopposed to the top post of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) when the union held its annual general meeting at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) building.
The star studded Hornets rugby team remained unbeaten while the Yamaha Caribs schooled the players from the University of Guyana (UG) in the last of a series of 10-aside Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) organized games at the National Park yesterday.
National cyclist Alonzo Greaves powered to his sixth win of the season by lapping all but seven riders from a star-studded field of 32 starters to claim the feature 35-lap event of the ninth annual Universal Auto Sales sponsored 11-race cycle programme.
National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed with the help of sponsors pedaled off 10 successful races in the first quarter of the season, five of which were won by the teenage trio of the newly formed Coco’s Cycling Club.
Whether he wears latex gloves or laces up boxing gloves, Mahmoud ‘The Extractor’ Loul is in the business of dealing with pain.
On a breezy Easter Sunday afternoon at the packed Port Mourant Turf Club, six year-old gelding, Scores Even, sent the turfites’ excitement high as kites, as he galloped across the finish line to claim the feature Guyana Cup Fever event.
The ever improving ruggers from the University of Guyana (UG), bounced back from a humiliating loss last week against the Hornets to run away with a 19-17 victory against the rugged Guyana Defence Force (GDF) team yesterday despite Breon Walks’ theatrics.
Guyana-born and bred power lifter Gumendra Shewdas, who was ranked number eight in the world last year in the 53kg sub junior category, is now a strong contender to lift the number one spot later this year after shattering national and Caribbean records earlier this month.
When the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) staged its first race meet of the season yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit, it was all about the Vieiras.
Star cyclist, Raynauth ‘Obeah Man’ Jeffrey rode like a man possessed yesterday, lapping all but three of the 38 starters to emphatically win the feature 35-lap event of the eighth annual Diamond Mineral Water sponsored 11-race cycle programme.
Record breaking junior powerlifter Vijai Rahim employs a costly, strict diet and workout regimen that allows him to cop multiple gold medals and break international records while making the nation proud on the world stage.
After two weekends of warm up games to help get the rugby players’ competitive juices flowing, the season will officially kick off on Saturday with the main aim of regaining the NACRA 7s title which was lost last year.
Record breaking junior power lifter, Vijai Rahim on Sunday rewrote the record books smashing the South America’s men’s 66 kilogrammes (kgs) squat record (529 pounds) en route to copping the overall title at the juniors and novices championships.
2012 59kg Caribbean Powerlifting Championships gold medallist and record holder, Vijai Rahim along with brothers Gumendra and Suraj Shewdas will be looking to break records when this year’s Juniors and Novices Powerlifting Championships is staged on Sunday.
After placing fourth in the first leg of the annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race last week in Berbice, last year’s most successful cyclist Robin Persaud found favour yesterday on the West Demerara and sprinted to his first victory of the season.
Three-division boxing champion, Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell stated that it would be an uphill task to capture a world title without substantial assistance and as such is seeking to garner support from corporate Guyana.
Eighteen-year-old Raynauth Jeffrey yesterday sped off with the 16th annual Dr.Cheddi
74-kilogramme Masters Two deadlift World record holder, Winston ‘Little Master’ Stoby, along with other local powerlifters won gold medals and smashed Commonwealth and World records last year enabling the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) to lift the association of the year award.
Hard work and dedication were the keys to star cyclist Paul DeNobrega’s success in 2012 which enabled him to be selected as the Junior Sportsman of the Year.
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