Bess confident in collective packages of athletes set to represent Guyana at CAC – urges Government and corporate sponsors to come on board

By Timothy Jaikarran

The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) will be gearing up as time draws closer for the 13 selected athletes to compete in the highly-anticipated Central America and Caribbean Championships (CAC) 2022 in Barbados.
The competition will be held from July 27 to August 1, 2022, and GBBFF President Keavon Bess is confident that the athletes will do well.
In an interview with <<<Guyana Times Sport>>> when asked his view on the package that each athlete will present on stage, Bess said, “in terms of the packages the athletes will be bringing, I believe that each athlete has their own particular strong point and collectively, I believe the package of athletes will do well. We have four female athletes on that list, we have Rosanna Fung, who has already medalled at the CAC, we have Kerwin Clarke on the male side and Emmerson Campbell, both of whom have medalled at the CAC competition. So, I believe that all of the athletes will take their best package to the CAC.”
Bess noted that the shortlist of athletes came from the senior’s competition that was held in June 2021 and made mention that the athletes have continuously worked on their bodies and continued to finetune them. He further said that the athletes were in tip top shape and he expected them to do well; he also expected them as a collective to give an excellent representation of Guyana.
The GBBFF boss explained that he and his Executive have been advising the athletes on how to programme their bodies and minds for the upcoming competition. He divulged that they have been able to meet with them on a few occasions to ensure that everyone was on the same page as they prepare to take the stage – when the time comes, representing the country as a single unit.
In closing, Bess said, “As in every competition every year, whether local or overseas, we depend heavily on sponsorship. We do our part in fundraising, often times that’s insufficient so we do rely heavily on our sponsors, corporate Guyana and the Government. So far, sponsorship for the CAC has been very slow, but we have still managed to secure some airfares for some of the athletes. We are hoping that by mid-July we can secure all the airfares and just work towards accommodations and meals. We are hoping on the Government, that they would come on board and other sponsors would come on board and support us.”
The athletes selected are Rosanna Fung, Emmerson Campbell, Darious Ramsammy, Roger Callender, Kerwin Clarke, Nicholas Albert, Rawle Greene, Julio Sinclair, Colin Chesney, Jonathan Jeffrey, Christina King, Asanti Conway, and Angelica Ramos.