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-Management Committee updates media
The Management Committee for the National Schools’ Championships held a Press Conference yesterday at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) Headquarters to update
Officials from the Management Committee of the National Schools’ Championships along with sponsors update the media on the occasion of the 55th Edition of the Championships yesterday at NCERD.
the media on preparations for the 2015 competition.
Competitions Director, Ceon Bristol told the media that entries were received and cleared from 15 competing Districts across Guyana, encompassing the 10 Administrative Regions, for the 55th Edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships.
“We will be utilising all five days for the Championships this year. We have tried to spread out the Championships, so that we have less events on each day. We’re trying to complete within the daylight,” Bristol told the media yesterday.
Bristol said that the Swimming Championships will be held on Monday, November 23 at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal. In addition to swimming competition, two field events, Long Jump and Shot Putt, will also be held the same day.
He said that the 10km road race; 40km and 25km cycle road races will also take place Monday, November 23. The Opening Ceremony is set for Tuesday, November 24 at 10:30am. The track and field and cycle competitions will follow at the National Stadium.
Also present at the forum was Regional Chairperson for Region Four, Genevieve Allen, Banks DIH Non-Alcoholic Brand Manager, Clayton McKenzie, Guyana Teachers’ Union President (GTU), Mark Lyte and Principal Assistant Secretary (Finance) Ministry of Education, Glendon Fogenay.
Allen said that the region is proud to be involved in hosting the Championships. “I want to take the opportunity to say to the constituents of Region Four come out in your numbers and support our athletes,” she urged.
Allen committed the institutional support of the Region to make the event a success. She said all systems will be put in place from the Region to make Nationals memorable in 2015. According to Allen, the Games Villages will also be ready in Woolford Avenue.
On behalf of one of the event’s sponsors, Banks DIH, under their Malta Supreme and Aqua Mist Water Brands, McKenzie told the audience that the company is very supportive of academics and athletics.
“Sports helps students be competitive and our tag line for Malta Supreme ‘Be Smart, Be Strong, Be Supreme’ is relevant to these Championships,” McKenzie said. Digicel and Giftland Mall are the other sponsors of the 2015 competition.
GTU President, Lyte informed that all the regions and teachers are ready to go after receiving all the support from their respective regions. “We have worked with all the stakeholders to have the successful championships we are aiming to achieve,” he said.
He said that he was happy that the event has received the support from Banks DIH, Digicel and Giftland Mall. In addition, Lyte said that the Union is happy that the Ministry of Education is on the path to supporting sport within the schools’ curriculum.
Asked why the Championships was not held at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora, Public Relations Officer, Edison Jefford said that feasibility studies were done at Leonora and it was discovered that the facility lacks the capacity.
He said that Nationals accommodates over 1500 athletes in addition to spectators and supporters of each team. According to Jefford, two Northern Stands at the Leonora Facility are insufficient to accommodate the magnitude of the Championships.
“We were faced with two decisions; going back to the stadium, which is the only facility that has the capacity to host Nationals nationwide in terms of the vision of the event, or actually building temporary amenities at Leonora to facilitate the event,” he said.
When the budget and other financial factors were considered, Jefford told the media that is was a better decision to resort to the Stadium where much infrastructural work is not required. He said a bid is out to build the other stands at the Leonora Stadium.
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