Category: Sports

Coordinator of the Trade Wind Tankers True Championship volleyball tournament, Ian Wills said that the championship achieved its objective in its third year, which was to ensure that volleyball entered the limelight again. Wills told this publication that before the tournament started, volleyball was rapidly dying but the championships resuscitated the sport to a competitive level, mainly in Berbice and Demerara where the top eight teams came from. According to him, not much volleyball is played in Essequibo and the interior regions. Therefore, he called on citizens of these areas…

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Guyana finished third overall with both male and female teams securing second spots in the Caribbean Squash Championships in Trinidad and Tobago. The Guyanese played their best squash but the females succumbed to powerhouse Barbados while the men fell to the host Trinidad and Tobago. The ladies’ team advanced to the finals with the help of Ashley Khalil who played at the number two position. Unfortunately, Khalil was not available to represent Guyana on the final day since she had to travel abroad on a previously arranged commitment. As a…

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The recently-launched Guyana Baseball League (GBL) has set itself an ambitious target of having 50 functional teams by 2014, as it seeks to introduce the game in a massive way locally. From as early as next month end, the GBL plans to host several Leagues, including T-ball or soft baseball for children age 4-6; Minor League (7-10); Major League (11-12); Junior League (12- 14); Senior League (13-16); and Big League (15-18). These Leagues will be held from September 28 to November 25, after which an All Star team will be…

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By Avenash Ramzan Long-serving national cycling coach, Hassan Mohamed, has always responded to my question “What keeps you going?” by saying, “Once you mix with the young, you will always remain young.” West Indies leg-spinner, Devendra Bishoo may be tempted to give you his own version: “Once you mix with cricketers, you will play cricket.” As Guyana Times Sunday Magazine traces the career of the 26-year-old, it becomes evident that it’s not just Bishoo’s love for the game that has brought him international acclaim, but more so that he started…

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-Mulls stipend as a means of keeping boxers in the amateur ranks By Avenash Ramzan President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K. A. Juman Yassin, is not in support of fast-tracking amateur boxers into the professional ranks, as he feels the “experience and expertise” gained at that level are lost during the transition process. Yassin made the comment against the backdrop that amateur boxing is the only sport that has given Guyana a medal at the Olympics. He believes more focus and impetus should be placed on amateur boxing…

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In keeping with its rich established tradition, the Sunrise Cricket Club (SCC) of New York in partnership with EZJet Airline makes another of its tours abroad. This year, 2012, SCC returns to Guyana after a four-year sabbatical. Team Sunrise will tour Guyana from September 26th to October 3rd 2012. During their stay, the team will engage and compete with long-standing local cricket teams with an eye towards fostering new relationships. Sunrise will take on in their opener, Jai-Hand Cricket Club of Albion, followed by Windsor Forest CC, then Sterling Products…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth Thirty-two (32) young aspiring cricketers from the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) were on Sunday presented with their certificates of participation following the conclusion of a five-week cricket camp organised by the club and sponsored by Noble House Seafood. The camp, which commenced on July 9 and concluded on August 17, targeted aspiring cricketers at the Under-13 to Under-19 level. It was conducted by former England ODI and Guyana middle-order batsman, Monty Lynch. At the closing ceremony, former GCC president and Chairman of the Cricket Development Committee, Paul…

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– Suriname retain Championship title Suriname made a successful defence of their Goodwill Swimming Championships title, finishing on 812 points, 45 more than runner-up Trinidad and Tobago but Guyana’s Olympian Brittany Van Lange was a standout with 12 gold medals and a bronze at the three-day meet. Barbados finished third on 379 and Guyana in the cellar position on 239. However, Van Lange proved that she deserved to be called the best in the Caribbean in the female 15-17 age category when she picked up 12 gold and one bronze…

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Guyanese Vijai Rahim turned in a silver medal performance in the 59kg Men’s Junior category at the South American Powerlifting Championships, which commenced this week in Cali, Colombia. The Berbician totalled 547.5kg, bettering his previous best of 507.5kg at the Caribbean Championships, but was edged out by Ecuador’s L. Nieto, who finished with 552.5kg. During his performance, Rahim set a new South American record in the Squat of 215kg, while Nieto established a new record in the Deadlift with 235kg. In what turned out to be the closest and most…

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