Guyana’s sprint queen Alisha Fortune made her debut run for the 2012 season yesterday producing a phenomenal 11.6s performance to blow away a field consisting of mainly juniors at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is looking to up the competition level to fine tune the national team in time for the 41st edition of the Carifta Games with a developmental meet at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground from 10:00hrs today.
Halfway through the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) league, Banks DIH by way of its Powerade hydration drink and an undisclosed sum of money pledged its support to boost the league yesterday at Banks DIH headquarters, Thirst Park.
Goed Fortuin Young Achievers proved why they were the number one seed heading into the final of the GuyOil/ Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Volleyball Tournament by walking away with the top prize of $80,000 and a trophy for their winning exploits.
There seems to be no stopping Nigel Bryan. Twenty four hours after receiving his joint Junior Sportsman-of-the-Year award, Bryan played his way to the winning prize of $300,000 by capturing the Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) Top 16 tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Saturday night.
Thursday’s Carifta trials held by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) at the Police Sports Club ground was one of the best junior trials in the last three years in terms of the level of competition and the crowd support.
Photos by Orlando Charles Stephan James and Chavez Ageday sent the Police Sports Club ground into an uproar when they matched strides in the under-20 200 metres yesterday at the Athletics Association of Guyana junior Carifta Trials meet.
With the inclement weather seemingly over after forcing the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) to postpone its annual Carifta trials to tomorrow, the meet is expected to be a fiery one when it runs off from 10am at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
It was supposed to be an Appreciation Dinner to reward persons and organizations that have done much to enhance the ideals of the Olympic Movement and Olympic sports.
Stephan James clocked the fastest 200 metres time on local soil yesterday when the Guyana Police Force held its fun day yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.
The Guyana national rugby team has one of its toughest tasks ahead as they prepare for the HSBC Sevens World Series in Hong Kong from March 23-25.
Youth sprint champion Jevina Sampson had an explosive start to her 2012 season yesterday claiming a sprint double at the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) first Developmental Meet held at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
Kayson Ninvalle had an impressive start to the 2012 Mashramani table tennis tournament by winning the under-eight category yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).
After one of its worst years last year, basketball is set for positive changes this year, and special assistance is being sought from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), according to president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) David Patterson.
Three organizations, the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be going all out to ensure that Guyana is well represented at track and field at this year’s London Olympic Games.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is set to run off their first event of the year, their national cross country race at the National Park from 16:00 hrs today.
Guyana’s under-construction synthetic track at Leonora still remains in phase one after a year and one month since the contract was awarded to Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is expected to open its season on Sunday with the annual cross country event at the National Park.
Coach of the Police Youth Club and the Guyana Police Force, Lyndon Wilson, has made a case for being named National Sports Commission Coach-of-the-Year when the award ceremony comes up in March, following his recent accomplishment in securing his second Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Coach-of-the-Year award.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host its annual awards ceremony tonight for the most outstanding athletes during 2011 at the Young Men’s Christian Association Building (YMCA) from 19:00hrs.
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