P&P Insurance assists young athlete

Feb 04, 2009 Sports

To train with Mensfist Pioneer Athletics Club in T&T for Caribbean Games

P&P Insurance Brokers & Consultants Limited recently made a contribution of $50,000: to Jermaine Pilgrim, an athlete with the Royal Youth Movement & Sports Club.

Head of P&P Insurance Brokers & Consultants Limited Bishwa Panday (left) handing over the cheque to Jermaine Pilgrim.

Jermaine is leaving shortly for Trinidad and Tobago to undergo preparatory training for participation in the inaugural Caribbean Games scheduled to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 12 – 19, 2009.

He is Guyana’s leading prospect for selection to compete in the Men’s 800m and 1500m and has secured membership in the Mensfist Pioneer Athletics Club in Trinidad where the way has been cleared for his training stint.

At the handing over ceremony, Head of P&P Insurance Bishwa Panday said that he was happy to assist young Pilgrim and wished him all the best.

Jermaine in response thanked Panday for his continued support and promised to do his best.

Apart from athletics, athletes at the games will also compete in tennis, boxing, indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and netball.

The big showdown in athletics is expected to be the clash between the World Sprint King Usian Bolt and Olympic Silver medalist, Trinidadian, Richard Thompson.

The race is being dubbed a rematch of the Olympic 100m final and promises to produce another world record.

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