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Forbes Burnham Memorial Karate at YMCA
The Guyana Karate Federation (GKF) yesterday held a Kata and Kumite Karate competition at the YMCA pavilion to commemorate the 30th death anniversary of Guyana’s first Executive President Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham.
Eight-year old Owen Betton (left) got the better of Clint Jones in the Kumite at YMCA yesterday.
The tournament catered for all of the seven clubs affiliated to the GKF and was sponsored by the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR). However, GKF President Amir Khouri informed that only five of those clubs were present yesterday.
“We were contacted to host this event and with just one meeting we put everything in place for this. President (David) Granger wanted to be here for the presentation of prizes but it was decided that it would be done at the NSC building on September 11 at 18:30hrs.”
Khouri disclosed that Minister Nicolette Henry who is responsible for Sports was to give the opening address but the Minister failed to show up for yesterday’s tournament which concluded last evening.
The competition commenced with the 6-8 year-old Male and Female Kata and Kumtie and continued with the 9-11, 12-14 and 15-17 age groups.
Results:
6-8 yrs old male Kata
1st Jeremy Betton
2nd Owen Betton
3rd Kayden Garnett
6-8 yrs old male Kumite
1st Owen Betton
2nd Jeremy Betton
3rd Clint Jones
6-8 yrs old female Kata
1st Aarti Ramgolan
6-8 yrs old female Kumite
1st Aarti Ramgolan
9-11 yrs old male Kata
1st Deron Austin
2nd Doodnauth Jairam
3rd Keyan Barker
9-11 yrs old male Kumite
1st Sruti Jairam
2nd Shaquan Norville
3rd Jonathan Mangal
9-11 yrs old female Kata
1st Aafira Williams
2nd Chrisann Newton
3rd Riana Narine
9-11 yrs old female Kumite
1st Riana Narine
2nd Jasmin Hodge
3rd Safira Williams
12-14 years old female Kata
1st Aliya Wong
2nd Jessica Callender
3rd Akeda Veriam
12-14 years old female Kumite
1st Leshana Johnson
2nd Akeda Verian
3rd Chrisann Newton
12-14 yrs old male Kumite
1st Tulsiedas Hira
2nd Daqon Garnett
3rd Kevin Bradford
12-14 yrs old male Kata
1st Yanick Rameshwar
2nd Charles Benjamin
3rd Daqon Garnett
15-17 yrs old male Kumite
1st Antuan Headley
2nd Otto Harris
3rd Romeo Defreitas
15-17 years old male Kata
1st Romeo DeFreitas
2nd Avinash Ramgolam
3rd Abdulah Ariff
15-17 years old female Kumite
1st Rebecca Wesley
2nd Atashieha Bovell
3rd Chelcia Benjamin
15-17 years old female Kata
1st Brittney Bettencourt
2nd Rebecca Defreitas
3rd Chelcia Benjamin
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