Hikers’ 7-Aside mixed Hockey festival to spike off soon

Nov 09, 2023 Sports

Kaieteur Sports – The hockey fraternity will have their hands filled with action as Hikers officially launched their 7-Aside Mixed Hockey Festival, set to spike off this coming Monday.

Yesterday’s official launch was held upstairs at Everest Cricket Club Pavilion Carifesta Avenue, Camp Road where Hikers Club president Devin Munroe, outlined the logistics of the upcoming one day event.

Nine of Guyana’s top clubs such as GCC, Hikers, Saints, and Old Fort will be on show.

The competing teams, whose players were selected following an official draw, include – I-Net, Coles, Muse, Hoyte Logistics, Jai Signs, Sensodyne, Brand It, Germans, and Dyrock Construction.

Organizers explained that the format will see the respective clubs being divided into two groups, with one pool featuring five and the other featuring four.

Hikers president Devin Munroe (center) alongside Global Technology Manager Jacqueline Weeks and Demerara Fire and General Mutual Limited representative Marketing Officer Mina Narine following yesterday’s launch at the Everest Club.

The winner of the event, which was previously staged in 2013 and 2016 and is sanctioned by the Guyana Hockey Board, will receive $100,000 and a case of Guinness. The runner-up will pocket medals and a case of Guinness.

Munroe said the tournament targets building bonds between the respective players and clubs, similar to other franchise sports where players from other teams join forces as part of a new exciting dynamic within sports.

He further thanked the major sponsors, Demerara Fire, General Mutual Limited, and Global Technology via its I-Net brand, for their continued support of the initiative.

Demerara Fire and General Mutual Limited representative Marketing Officer Mina Narine stated that the company recognises the integral importance played by sports and will continue to support the development of the discipline and the sports sector.

Meanwhile, Global Technology Manager Jacqueline Weeks stated that the company is proud once again to be a part of this initiative, adding that the entity understands the value of sports in Guyana.

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Devin Munroe, Everest Cricket Club Pavilion, Hikers Club, Hoyte Logistics, President

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