In the season’s spirit of giving, the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has committed to ensuring that four of Guyana’s most promising pugilists have high quality training in order to enhance their chances of qualifying to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Dr. Karen Pilgrim of the GOA, handing over the sponsorship cheque to GBA President Steve Ninvalle in the presence of Terrence Poole and GOA President, K.A. Juman-Yassin
The announcement has come just a few days before these four boxers depart Guyana’s shores for Cuba, and this contribution will significantly assist in defraying expenses associated with their stint.
The GOA has committed some US$15,000 to the three-month training stint in Cuba, which will see a team of six persons travelling to Cuba on December 29. The boxers are Keevin Allicock, Colin Lewis, Desmond Amsterdam and Dennis Thomas, and the accompanying coaches are Terrence Poole and Sebert Blake. Cuban Coach Roland Francisco is expected to join the team in Cuba.
GOA President, K.A Juman-Yassin, proffered a number of reasons why the entity was more than elated to support the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA’s) request for such a long training stint.
“In going to Cuba, the exposure will be immense. The range and variety of sparring partners, we don’t have that in Guyana. The discipline, the medical checkups, and everything about the programme is better than what we have here. So, I have no doubt that the stint for three months will serve them well,” Juman-Yassin explained.
The last Guyanese to qualify for participation in the Olympic Games has been light heavyweight John Douglas, back in 1996 in Atlanta.
Technical Director Terrence Poole articulated his gratitude to the GOA for placing such interest in the possibility of producing another Olympic qualifier.
“Let me thank GOA for this initiative in ensuring that four of our boxers get an opportunity to go to a training stint in Cuba; which we do hope that it will benefit them and Guyana, so that we can have a qualifier in March for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” Poole explained.
Being the one who disclosed that the GOA’s contribution will be to the tune of US$15,000, GBA President Steve Ninvalle highlighted that it is probably the largest donation the Association has ever received; and he expressed his gratitude to the entity for this.
“I think it is, in my tenure, the largest contribution that we would have seen from any one entity or supporter. So, I would want to say heartfelt thanks to Mr. Juman-Yassin; and I always want to remind you that the reason we have a Caribbean Championship at this time is because of Mr. Yassin,” Ninvalle stated.
Just last week, the National Sports Commission handed over Gy$1 million towards this nitiative, and promised to contribute an additional sum by January 2020.
While the boxers will train in Cuba over the next three months, the highly-anticipated Olympic Qualifiers will be hosted in Argentina from March 26 to April 3, 2020.In the season’s spirit of giving, the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has committed to ensuring that four of Guyana’s most promising pugilists have high quality training in order to enhance their chances of qualifying to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The announcement has come just a few days before these four boxers depart Guyana’s shores for Cuba, and this contribution will significantly assist in defraying expenses associated with their stint.
The GOA has committed some US$15,000 to the three-month training stint in Cuba, which will see a team of six persons travelling to Cuba on December 29. The boxers are Keevin Allicock, Colin Lewis, Desmond Amsterdam and Dennis Thomas, and the accompanying coaches are Terrence Poole and Sebert Blake. Cuban Coach Roland Francisco is expected to join the team in Cuba.
GOA President, K.A Juman-Yassin, proffered a number of reasons why the entity was more than elated to support the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA’s) request for such a long training stint.
“In going to Cuba, the exposure will be immense. The range and variety of sparring partners, we don’t have that in Guyana. The discipline, the medical checkups, and everything about the programme is better than what we have here. So, I have no doubt that the stint for three months will serve them well,” Juman-Yassin explained.
The last Guyanese to qualify for participation in the Olympic Games has been light heavyweight John Douglas, back in 1996 in Atlanta.
Technical Director Terrence Poole articulated his gratitude to the GOA for placing such interest in the possibility of producing another Olympic qualifier.
“Let me thank GOA for this initiative in ensuring that four of our boxers get an opportunity to go to a training stint in Cuba; which we do hope that it will benefit them and Guyana, so that we can have a qualifier in March for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” Poole explained.
Being the one who disclosed that the GOA’s contribution will be to the tune of US$15,000, GBA President Steve Ninvalle highlighted that it is probably the largest donation the Association has ever received; and he expressed his gratitude to the entity for this.
“I think it is, in my tenure, the largest contribution that we would have seen from any one entity or supporter. So, I would want to say heartfelt thanks to Mr. Juman-Yassin; and I always want to remind you that the reason we have a Caribbean Championship at this time is because of Mr. Yassin,” Ninvalle stated.
Just last week, the National Sports Commission handed over Gy$1 million towards this nitiative, and promised to contribute an additional sum by January 2020.
While the boxers will train in Cuba over the next three months, the highly-anticipated Olympic Qualifiers will be hosted in Argentina from March 26 to April 3, 2020.
