After many years of dormancy, the Bellevue Sports Club (BVSC) since its resuscitation in 2013 has been creating and providing opportunities for the youths within and outside of its perimeters. The youths are not only engrossed in sports, but academics also.
GCB’s Anand Sanasie presenting a cricket bat to Nicholas Rajpat
The BVSC is starting to reap the benefits of its efforts as they held a simple ceremony at the BVSC pavilion to celebrate its First National Athlete last Thursday evening. The community and the BVSC has much to celebrate as their contribution and hard work did not go futile
Nicholas Rajpat who hails from the small community of Belle Vue, on the West Bank of Demerara will be donning national colours, as part of this year’s National U15 cricket squad, representing Guyana at the national level.
Discipline and hard work has been the main contributors to the success of this left handed opening batsman and part-time wicketkeeper.
This was a proud moment for the youngster and his father who could not hold back his tears of joy and fulfillment as father. This journey started five years ago through the vision of persons that understand the needs and benefits of sports and to reach out to a community that has so many youths desperately in need of something positive.
Prior to five years ago, the play field was engulfed in bushes and described as a cow pasture, but today that has changed and the main players in that change cannot go unrecognized. The involvement and contribution of Pastor Krishna Singh coupled with the management of BVSSC, has been immensely effective positively.
Gracing the ceremony were Anand Sanasie – secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board, former Guyana under 19 captain Travis Persaud and representatives from the West Demerara Cricket Association and Local NDC.
Sanasie and Persaud, respectively presented a bat and a gear bags to Nicholas and encouraged him to stay focus on his development and capitalized on the opportunity that is in front of him. With the taste of success and the many youths that are attracted to community, much more can be expected from the work and inspiration that is provided by Nicolas and the Belle Vue Sport Club. The club expressed its gratitude to the community and everyone that support over the years.
