Beacon Ministries -West Demerara Athletics Club to stage meet Saturday

Nov 26, 2008 Sports

Beacon Ministries -West Demerara Athletics Club will be hosting its “Track on fire” fund raising Athletics event on Saturday at the Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground.

This event will bring together some of the finest athletes from West Demerara, Georgetown, Linden, Berbice, the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara.

The top three finishers in the various events will receive medals, while the outstanding performers in the respective age categories will be rewarded.

Beacon Ministries – West Demerara Athletics Club was founded by Archbishop Philbert London with its purpose being to promote, train and encourage interest in the sport.

The club had begun its operation in March of this year 2008 and presently operates with a membership of approximately forty athletes from both the West Coast and West Bank of Demerara.

Practice sessions are held every Saturday from 2:00pm at the Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground.
Sanctioned by the Guyana Athletics Association, this club will be hosting two major events of this nature every year, one being on the West Bank and the other on the West Coast of Demerara.

Start time Saturday is 9:30am.