ExxonMobil onboard for Inter-District Kayaking Competition

Oil giant ExxonMobil has confirmed its sponsorship for the Third Inter-District Kayaking Competition for July 13, which is expected to be packed with exhilarating action and supporters.
This competition is expected to run down at the Watooka Guest House which will see participation from 16 districts from North West, Essequibo Coast/Pomeroon, West Coast Berbice, West Coast Demerara, Corentyne, Bartica, Potaro/Siparuni, Rupununi, North Georgetown, Upper Demerara, Kwakwani, East Georgetown, South Georgetown, East Bank Demerara, and New Amsterdam.
Speaking in an interview with Guyana Times Sport, Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours proprietor Deon Anderson talked up the impact of the collaboration towards the smooth running of the tournament.

“Well, ExxonMobil has come on board, since we started the Inter-schools and now again for the Inter-district, so, definitely, a game-changer so that means that we had to execute the competition with all its elements very inclusively, ensuring that all of the students are catered for, adequately in terms of the meals, their necessary coverage with regard to going live, providing all the necessary accommodation for the students and this inter-district is going to be bigger – meaning that all of the districts throughout the country – and we will be having persons coming from Lethem, Pomeroon, Berbice, Bartica and each person would need to be accommodated comfortably, even before the competition, so Exxon coming onboard ensures that inclusiveness and all of that preparations are put in place,’’ Anderson said.
Each team will comprise 12 participants along with four substitutes to bring the total team members to 16: eight males and eight females. The age categories are as follow: Under-14, Under-16, Under-18 and Open (15+ and up).
The Short Course Race comprises a male single kayak race, a female single kayak race, and a mixed double kayak race: 1 male and 1 female.
The Open Category Long Distance Relay Race will comprise a 400m sprint from Hamilton’s Sawmill to Rigby’s Boat Landing, where the sprinters will then tag their respective partners who will then proceed into the water in a double kayak from the boat landing to the Watooka Guest House.
The Rupununi District thrilled all in 2023, as the participants displayed sound judgment and stellar performances to win the tournament and they will look to repeat their performance this year.