INTER-GUIANA GAMES 2022: Suriname’s Demetri Madamsir clocks best time at trials

Diminutive Surinamese Demetri Madamsir has clocked the best time at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) on Friday morning at the National Park.
Madamsir, who had visited Guyana before and had battled in cycle races, clocked 4:10:12s for his two-lap ride around the inner circuit, while the Guyanese duo of Alex Leung and Aaron Newton finished second and third respectively, Leung clocking 4:12:10s and Newton clocking 4:13:26s. The Guyanese cyclists were making their debut at the IGG. A total of 10 riders, five each from Suriname and Guyana, had participated in the event.
The cycle road race will pedal off today, Saturday November 26, from Schoonard, West Bank Demerara and head to Parika, East Bank Essequibo, before returning to Leonora, West Coast Demerara for the finish.
Berbician riders Mario Washington, Adjani Cutting, Aaron Newton, Alex Leung and Sherwin Sampson are the five Guyanese participating in the race.
More than 400 athletes from Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname are expected to battle for the championships. The Ministry of Sport in Guyana is aiming to develop this event and start expanding it to other countries involved in the Inter-Guiana Games.
Speaking before the start of the IGG, Minister Ramson said he believes Guyana has a bright future “when it comes to what we can do in the international stage, but it requires continuity in the direction we have started, and everyone to have that coordinated approach,” Ramson said.
The IGG will see males and females competing in Track and Field, Badminton, Volleyball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Swimming and Basketball. Males would also be competing in Cycling, while females would be competing in Football.
The IGG runs from Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27, and will be hosted at multiple locations in Regions Three and Four.
The IGG was resurrected by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government after it was dismantled by the APNU+AFC administration in 2017.