Guyanese shine in Suriname at Kares-powered Crossfit

Guyana’s Roley Chandler, Kellon Reid and Shanika Estwick snapped up podium positions over the las weekend when the Kares Caribbean Championship ‘December Classic’ in partnership with local gym Rock Fitness was hosted in Paramaribo, Suriname

With the support of local company, Kares Group and Lotus Hardware, the First CrossFit Licensed event in Suriname was hosted on December 14 and 15 at the Ring sports canter Paramaribo. International participation was witnessed with athletes hailing from Guyana, Suriname, Bahamas, French Guiana, United Kingdom, France, USA, Venezuela and Brazil converging in the Dutch Nation for avid competition.
82 Athletes flexed their muscles in varying categories, namely; Intermediate Individuals, scaled males and scaled females. There was over 2 days of competition starting on Saturday at an outdoor venue at Plantation Frederiksdorp where the first event was 1000m kayaking, 2000m run, 5000m trail biking. Athletes completed 1 event on Saturday and 5 events on Sunday.
It was the second Crossfit licensed event in the Caribbean, (first one in Trinidad August 2024).

According to organisers the event was a great success commencing at 09:00hrs and finishing promptly at 17:00hrs. They also noted that they are pleased with the enthusiasm and support from athletes and spectators (300).
As such, there are intentions to host the next Crossfit Licensed event in another Caribbean country in April 2025. The vision for the competition is to move across borders regionally in the Caribbean and eventually expand globally in USA, UK, Europe and beyond as a recognized Crossfit Licensed Event in countries across the different continents.
Other sponsors for the tournament included, Baitali Group, Gorilla Energy Drink, Jumex Juice, Bacardi, FIS Industrial Services, All Star, Paramaribo Bright, Plantage Frederiksdorp, Basic ne Water, Rude Boy and Ramcharan’s slijterij.