Boxing added to Desmond Dorsett annual Memorial road race and family fun day

Jan 30, 2016 Sports

Overseas based Guyanese boxer among highlights
With the closing date for entries already past, all is set for the sixth Desmond Dorsett Memorial Road race classic and Family Fun day. The activity is organised and sponsored by the Dorsett family of Leeds, Corentyne Berbice. This year’s activity, which will be the sixth year for the event, will be held tomorrow at various venues.
Boxing has been added to the day’s attracting with Barbados based Cleveland Fraser expected to highlight the day’s activity. However, before that, the day’s event will kick off with the much anticipated road race which is expected to begin at 08:00 hrs. The race which will be held in three categories is open to athletes from throughout Berbice. The categories to be contested are males and females Open, U19 and U15. The Senior and U19 athletes will run a distance of five KM, beginning at the No43 village and finishing at the popular No53 Sports Complex, Corentyne. While the U15 and females will run from No 47 village and finish at the No53 Complex.
Attractive Prizes, which will include cash incentives, trophies, T-shirts, ribbons and other memorabilia will be presented to the top finishers in each categories. Certificates of appreciation and participation will be presented to all participants by the Dorsett family. Also this year the top finishers from the Leeds, No51, Union, No53 catchment area will be presented with special prizes.
Following the road race a fun day will be held at the No53 Sports Complex beginning at 10:00hrs. Apart from the boxing, the day’s activity will include athletics, softball cricket, volleyball, football, Circle Tennis and dominoes. A number of novelty events will also be played including egg and spoon, three legged race, sack race, needle and thread and Sal pass among others, while a number of ring games are also expected to be a part of the day’s programme.
Proceeds from the day’s activities will go towards the Police Youth Club, the Union Renaissance Sports Club and the Women in Action group in the area.
The late Superintendent Desmond Dorsett who hails from East Canje, migrated after retiring and would return with his family from time to time to do charity and community work.
His wife Waveney Dorsett, a retired headmistress, and community activist is the spearhead of the activity.
Interested persons can still make contact with telephone numbers 339-4475, 339-4133 and 339-4436 for further information. (Samuel Whyte)

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