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Hits and Jams to host Day of Sports Sunday
– to launch HJ Sports later this year
By Edison Jefford
Renowned local Entertainment Company, Hits and Jams Entertainment owners of Hits and Jams Television, 94.1 Boom FM and Fusion Audio, will roll back the years when they were athletes in Guyana on Sunday with a Day of Sports and Fun at Eve Leary.
The event, which evolved from a personal challenge between Entertainers, Rawle Ferguson and Kerwin Bollers, will also include other Entertainers, DJs, Promoters and the media, who will all compete in sport events at the Police Sports Club Ground.
Ferguson, who was a former National Schools’ Champion and Bollers,
From left, Entertainers, Rawle Ferguson, Christine Gooding, Kerwin Bollers and Athletic Coach, Lyndon Wilson share a light moment during yesterday’s official media briefing on the Hits and Jams Entertainment Day of Fun and Sports.
who grew up around the Atoms Athletics Club, had challenged each other to a street race some time ago; but the debate as to who is faster over 100m could not be contained to the streets.
As a result, the Entertainers decided to do what they know best: add entertainment features to the rivalry, invite other promoters, entertainers and media, for what is expected to be a pulsating day of sports and entertainment, albeit consisting of a serious purpose.
“This is the Entertainers promoting health and fitness and a healthy lifestyle. We decided to get the media involved because they play such an important role in putting the word out there; we’re definitely ready for Sunday,” Bollers told the media yesterday.
The featured race of the novelty events will include Bollers, Ferguson, DJ Casual, Malcolm Ferreira and other radio and TV hosts in a 100m showpiece. There will be similar races for female radio personalities, promoters, sports media among other categories.
“Rawle is not going to intimidate me,” Bollers said jokingly, while on the more serious note, he said that the event is geared at giving athletics the prominence that it deserves in Guyana; he said that there is no reason for athletics to be on the back seat in Guyana.
“We want to see athletics go back to where it supposed to be. We’ve spoken to some people and we want people to go back to athletics,” Bollers said, adding that athletics deserves the same kind of support like cricket and football.
Ferguson indicated that the HJ team wants to lend its voice to athletics in Guyana, and as such, it decided to start in a fun way. Ferguson noted that Sunday’s event is an introduction into a serious programme to assist with the development of athletics in Guyana.
“We had an opportunity to go to Nationals (School Championships) and definitely there is more work to be done,” Ferguson said, adding that they have decided to get everyone involved in this first effort to push toward a more serious approach in the future.
Police Progressive Youth Club Coach, Lyndon Wilson believes that the initiative is a “wonderful venture” and it is “great to know that HJ is showing an interest in athletics”. Wilson informed the media that though it is a novelty event, all the right procedures for track and field will be adhered to in accordance with athletic rules.
Ferguson said that all proceeds from the drinks bars will go toward the Keem Foundation and the Mercury Fast Laners Athletics Club. In addition, he said that admission is free while encouraging families to come out and enjoy the Fun Day setting on Sunday.
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