Kares Caribbean Championship: Guyanese athletes secure podium position in ‘Island Clash’ 2025
Another competition in the Kares Caribbean Championship lineup of events, titled the ‘Island Clash’, 2025 in partnership with local gym Raw Fitness Aruba, recently concluded with several Guyanese athletes ascending to podium finishes.
The first CrossFit-licensed event to be hosted in Aruba went down from April 12-13 at Centro Deportivo Frans Figaroa and Arashi Beach. The competition saw heavy international participation from countries across the globe, including Guyana, Aruba, Bahamas, United Kingdom, USA, Germany, Curacao, Venezuela and Brazil.
Competitors after the recently concluded Island Clash 2025
53 athletes competed in the weekend’s activities in four categories, namely: Intermediate Individuals, Intermediate Females, Scaled Males and Scaled Females. The two days of competition started on Saturday at an outdoor venue at Arashi Beach, where the first event was 3000m Ski, sand bag cleans, running in the sand, and trail biking.
A total prize pool of over US$26,000 in cash prizes and event wins was up for grabs.
Intermediate Male and Females prizes:
1st – US$3000; 2nd – US$2000; 3rd – US$1000; Event wins – US$250.
Scaled Males and Females prizes: 1st – US$2000; 2nd- US$1500; 3rd- US$1000; Event wins- US$200.
It was the third CrossFit- licensed event in the Caribbean; the first was hosted in Trinidad and Tobago in August 2024, and the second was hosted in Suriname in December 2024.
Guyanese athlete Delice Adonis was 2nd on the Intermediate Women’s podium
Athletes completed 1 event on Saturday and 5 events on Sunday. According to organisers, the event was a great success, with action- packed activities on both days. Further, it was noted that organisers were pleased with the enthusiasm and the turnout from athletes and spectators (250). As such, fans can look out for another CrossFit-licensed event in another Caribbean country in August 2025.
Results-
Intermediate Individuals
1st – George Dutton (United Kingdom)
2nd- Omisi Williams (Guyana)
3rd- Roley Chandler (Guyana)
Guyanese athletes Haresh Rameshwar and Kevin Rameshwar on the Scaled Men’s Podium
