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Rotary Club of Georgetown sports day for Differently Abled today

Mar 04, 2012 Sports

 

 

The Rotary Club of Georgetown will hold its Annual Day of Sport for the Differently Abled at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, today commencing at 08:00hrs. The annual event will host 13 institutions with just under 300 participants. The Club has hosted this event for over 20 successive years
Among the officials featuring at the opening ceremony are President of the Rotary Club, Anna Lisa Fraser-Phang, and Minister of Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony. The day’s competition will commence with a March Past of the athletes with music being provided by the Guyana Police Force Band.
The day’s programme will feature some 31 athletic and novelty events including 50m and 80m sprints for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 21 years who are hearing or visually impaired; open sprint events for the visually impaired, wheelchair races, walking races, three legged races, wheelbarrow races, egg and spoon races and musical chairs.
Corporate support for the event has been provided by the following; General Equipment Guyana Ltd. (Genequip), Bank of Nova Scotia, Courts, Republic Bank, Citizen Bank, Demerara Mutual Fire & Life Insurance Company, Hand in Hand Insurance Company, Sterling Products, Banks, DIH, Neal & Massy, Rent-a-Tent, Associated Industries and Nigel’s Supermarket.
The Rotary Club looks forward to other sponsors who have been invited to support this worthwhile event coming on board and helping to make it a success. The competing institutions are Special Needs School, Lion’s School for children with Special Needs, Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre, Guyana Society for the Blind, Ruimveldt Parent Support Group, St. Roses Visually Impaired Unit, David Rose School for the Handicapped,
Guyana Association for the Visually Impaired, Open Door Centre, East Bank CBR, East Coast CBR, Georgetown CBR and the Cheshire Home.
Programme of Events
25m assisted walk open(use of walking aid); 50m dash – boys 8 yrs – 11 yrs (intellectually impaired); 50m dash – girls 8 yrs – 11 yrs (intellectually impaired); 50m dash – girls 12 yrs – 16 yrs (intellectually impaired); 80m dash – boys 8 yrs – 11 yrs (hearing impaired); 80m dash – girls 8 yrs – 11 yrs (hearing impaired); 80m dash – girls 11 yrs – 12 yrs (hearing impaired); 80m dash – boys 12 yrs – 15 yrs (hearing impaired); 80m dash – boys 16 yrs – 21 yrs (visually impaired); 80m dash – girls 16 yrs – 21 yrs (visually impaired); 80m dash – boys open (visually impaired); 80m dash – girls open (visually impaired); 80m egg and spoon race – male; 80m egg and spoon race – female; 80m 3 legged race – mixed open (male/female); 50m wheel chair race – under 16; 50m wheel chair race – open; 50m assisted wheel chair race; 80m walk (single leg amputee) – open Novices: 80m dash (amputee one arm) – open male; 80m dash (amputee one arm) – open female; invitational amputee open race – (professionals); musical chair – male/female; 80m teachers/care providers race – male; 80m teachers/care providers race – female; 80m bag race – male (open); 80m bag race – female (open); soda drinking with straw competition; 50m wheel barrow race – (adult and child); Late for school – male (intellectually challenged); Late for school – female (intellectually challenged).

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