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GABBFF still in need of funds to send 4-member team
Alisha Fortune
Devon Davis
While they have garnered some of the funds to send a 4-member team to the Central American & Caribbean Bodybuilding & Fitness Competition scheduled for Puerto Rico later this month, the Guyana Amateur Body Building & Fitness Federation (GABBFF) is still pushing to raise some more cash.
The local body had initially selected 5 athletes to represent Guyana in San Juan Puerto Rico, September 20 – 22 but Kaieteur Sport understands that Reigning Mr. Guyana Clint Duke who was selected to represent Light Middleweight {166/176lbs – 80kg}, HRC Light Middleweight champion and a former CAC Silver medalist will no longer be part of the team.
The other athletes are Reigning Mr. Hugh Ross Classic Kerwin Clarke who will compete in the Welterweight {155/165lbs – 75kg} division; Lightweight Marlon Bennett {144lb/154lbs – 70kg} who won this category at the HRC and is also a former CAC Silver medalist; Bantamweight Devon Davis {143lb – 65kg} the Reigning National Bantamweight King and HRC category winner and winner of the Ms. Physique category at this year’s HRC Ms. Alisha Fortune, who is also a former CAC Bronze medalist.
Some time back, the GABBFF had stated that it was able to garner funding to cover the costs of the top two athletes in order of priority (Clarke and Bennett) to Puerto Rico. The federation is still making efforts to ensure that they can realize the required funds to ensure that Fortune and Davis can compete at CAC.
Three of the athletes were able to get their visas for travel to Puerto Rico, while the other athlete will know today.
All the athletes have been going through their training routine daily and are expected to be in the pink of condition for CAC. Guyana’s full participation depends on the support of corporate Guyana for the other two athletes.
Entities and persons wishing to make a contribution towards the participation of a full Guyana team can do so by contacting GABBFF Treasurer Jamie Mc Donald on 225-8044.
These athletes were selected by a competent panel of judges put together by the federation. The panel included current GABBFF Vice President Hugh Ross along with former GABBFF Presidents, Donald Sinclair and Frank Tucker.
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