Good things come to those who wait, and for the members of the Guyana Bodybuilding team who had participated in the CAC Championship recently held in Barbados, such was the case.
GBBFF Organising Secretary Videsh Sookram
The contingent was able to bag a total of 12 medals at the recently concluded 49th CAC, thus the Guyana Bodybuilding Fitness Federation hosted a cocktail reception in the contingent’s honour on Friday evening at Olympic House in Liliendaal.
According to GBBFF Organising Secretary Videsh Sookram, being able to witness such an accomplishment was an extremely happy moment for him. Team Guyana was represented by athletes Rosanna Fung, Emmerson Campbell, Roger Callender, Nicholas Albert, Rawle Green, Julio Sinclair, Jonathan Jeffrey, Christina Ramsammy, Asanti Conway and Hannah Rampersaud. The officials were Keavon Bess (President of the body) and Videsh Sookram (Organising Secretary).
Together, the team secured five gold medals, six silver medals and one bronze medal, the most ever harvested at a single CAC Championship by a national team. Remarkably, Fung used her sharp physique to slice through the competition in the wellness categories and secured the much coveted ‘Pro card’. In doing so, the 22-year-old became the second female from Guyana and the first since 1979 to become a professional bodybuilding athlete.
Members of Team Guyana posing with their spoils last evening at Olympic House following the 49th edition of the CAC Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship earlier this month in Barbados
When asked for his view on team Guyana bagging twelve medals, Organizing Secretary of the GBBFF Videsh Sookram said, “It was a really happy feeling, something I never felt before since I have been in the sport of bodybuilding. I’ve been around bodybuilding since I was 18 years old, and I’ve been on the board for 15 years. Many times, we send athletes to competitions to CAC, but to have this accomplishment to happen and with me being present to witness it, it was most definitely something of a different feeling.”
IFBB Elite Pro Rosanna Fung posing with her ‘Pro Card’ last evening at Olympic House
Sookram also explained how proud he was of the moment he was able to witness the first Bikini Wellness PRO (Rosanna Fung), five gold, six silver and a bronze medal, as it was a first for him, and he is optimistic that it will go down in history until the end of time. Sookram showered much praise on GBBFF President Keavon Bess, whom he touted as inspirational, as, since he has taken office in 2012, with a group of members, the federation has continued to move forward.
“Congratulations to Mr Bess and the members of the Bodybuilding Federation, and all the athletes who worked so hard and put their all into this competition. And most of all, congratulations to our now PRO Bikini Wellness athlete, Rosanna Fung.”
President of the GBBFF, Keavon Bess, noted that the team’s performance was nothing short of exceptional; and he said that for every gold medal won, the National Anthem was loudly and proudly played, and the beloved Golden Arrowhead was displayed as all stood in respect of Guyana and in honour of the athletes.
