Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours to host Inter-Schools Kayaking Competition

…Competition to be held on May 2

Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours will be hosting the first ever Inter-Schools Kayaking Competition as part of the Linden Town Week celebrations.
The competition will be launched this Friday at 10h, and regional officials, subject ministers and participants will be present. An exciting “Exhibition Race” will be staged.
The actual competition, which will be held on Monday May 2nd from 10:00h, has been fully endorsed by the Ministry of Education, and will see participation of all secondary schools in Region 10, along with two guest schools from Georgetown, namely Queen’s College and St. Rose’s High.
The action will commence at the Egbert Benjamin Hall and conclude at the Watooka Guest House, and that race will be followed by a brief presentation of awards and cash prizes. Trophies & cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 schools overall, and the individual top 3 kayakers for each individual category.
This pioneering competition promises to be laced with excitement, adventure, and much anticipated competitive spirit among all secondary schools in Region 10. The intention of this pioneering event is to highlight the concept of sport tourism, build social cohesion, and catapult Guyana towards the achievement of transformational development and holistically building the ideals of “One Guyana.”
Never before has there been a competition of this nature (connecting sports, eco-tourism and education), by which participants compete for a grand prize and “boasting rights”, which promotes healthy competitive attitudes among athletes.
A four-person team is required as the races are: (1) Male category (2) Female category and (3) Relay category consisting of a sprint from the Alumina Plant to the Egbert Benjamin Hall, tagging their partner who will then kayak to Watooka Guest House. Professional and competent lifeguards will be present throughout the entire journey, lifejackets will be worn by all participants, a medical evacuation team and first responders would also be present (in the water via speedboats) escorting the participants through the race, and Regional Education officials along with PE teachers from each respective school will be accompanying the students to support and cheer them on as they participate in this competition.
The event promises to be unique, rewarding, and trendsetting in an innovative way that would showcase the schools’ athletic talents as they experience “Sport Tourism” through the newly introduced sport: “kayaking.”