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ExxonMobil Guyana Regional Inter Schools Kayaking Competition set for today
– Defending Champions President’s College ready for title defence at Watooka Guest House Landing
Standing are the various schools’ representatives with sitting from left are Deron Adams, Ryan Hoppie, Dr. Deon Anderson and Selwyn Griffith.
Kaieteur Sports – All systems are in place for this year’s ExxonMobil Guyana Regional Inter Schools Kayaking Competition today (Friday) at 12.00 noon on the water-top of the Demerara River, outside the Watooka Guest House Landing in Linden.
When the twelve participating schools attended the launch last Sunday, they were given the opportunity to have practice sessions of the various races on the Demerara River ahead of the launch.
This year the twelve contesting schools are the defending champions President’s College, Linden Foundation Secondary, New Silvercity Secondary, Kwakwani Secondary, Mackenzie High, Harmony Secondary, Wisburg Secondary, Christianburg/ Wismar Secondary, Hururu Secondary, New Amsterdam Secondary, Leonora Secondary and Queens College.
ExxonMobil’s Community Supervisor Ryan Hoppie informed this is the third consecutive year of ExxonMobil’s sponsorship of the event, and they will continue to partner with Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours in such rich student engagement experiences in Linden.
Action from last year’s competition.
Dr. Deon Anderson, owner and proprietor of Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours, is once again excited about the event as he said the schools were last Sunday facilitating to do their kayaking starts of the races carded for today.
He was pleased that once more, for the third straight year, ExxonMobil is the title sponsor for the championship.
Regional Chairman of Region 10 (Upper Demerara / Upper Berbice) Deron Adams hinted at the high standards of the organizing of the event which must be acknowledged, and its impact on sports across the community. Education Officer Selwyn Griffith from the Department of Education, Region10, expressed his appreciation for the activity in the region, and encouraged the host schools to be fully involved. In a release Dr. Deon Anderson, said: “We commit to work closely and collaborate with members of the Upper Demerara/ Kwakwani Sports Committee (UDKSC) which is an experienced committee, whose members have been integrally involved in officiating national sports events countrywide for many years, and also with the Ministry’s Allied Arts unit so that competitions are consequently executed using the same format and rules implemented nationally, with the same level of professionalism, safety and oversight.”
Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours, a certified operator by the Guyana Tourism Authority, also stated that the National Inter Schools Kayaking competition will be held on Sunday, June 19 also at the Watooka Guest House.
According to the organisers there will be nine races, namely Short Distance Kayak Races: (400m), Under 14 Mixed Double Kayak Race: 1 male and 1 female, Under 16 Male single kayak race: 1 male, Female Single kayak race: 1 female, Mixed Double Kayak Race: 1 male and 1 female, OPEN (15+ and upwards), Male single kayak race: 1 male, Female Single kayak race: 1 female, Mixed Double Kayak Race: 1 male and 1 female.
Substitutes can also be registered in this age category. Substitutes are to be taken from the existing pool of 16 participants.
Schools will be represented by teams of sixteen (16) participants: 8 males and 8 females and the various age categories are Under 14; Under 16; and Open (15+ and up).
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