Mighty Malt Fitness Challenge 2023: Historic half-million-dollar grand prize up for winners

…Event set for March 12 staging

The Guyana Fitness Games will make a grand post-pandemic return next Sunday with the Mighty Malt Fitness Challenge 2023. A new brand will be backing the tournament, and more incentives await the fittest athletes on competition day.
The Mighty Malt Fitness Challenge 2023 is set to ignite the National Park in Georgetown on Sunday, March 12th, 2023 in what would be the 7th edition of the event.
Athletes would be competing in three categories: Teen, Elite and Masters, for cash prizes and bragging rights as the fittest in their respective categories.
During the official launch of this event at the Herdmanston Lodge on Thursday evening, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Kashif Muhammad, gave the event the blessings of the NSC and the Ministry of Sport.
“I didn’t even see the letter, I just saw the ad; but I reached out because I recognize its you guys once again. And, you know, we, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, wanted to be on board. And I spoke to the Minister, he sent his greetings; so, on behalf of the Ministry, we’re happy to associate with you guys, we’re happy to collaborate,” Muhammad shared.
Speaking about the necessary health-conscious aspect of the competition, Muhammad said, “Over the years, you guys have been doing a fantastic job, and we’re extremely happy that you’ve been pushing sport. And also, apart from pushing sport, we think it’s educating the country to become very healthy, and I think this is most important for us.”
While representatives of sponsors from Bounty Supermarkets, Sterling Products and Tech Pro Guyana were present to voice their support for the event, Tristan Freeman, representing Ansa McAl’s Mighty Malt brand, was more than happy to present the new product.
“As you know, Ansa McAl and the Grace brand has always thrown its support behind sports; not just mainstream sports, but also the non-traditional sports. We believe that, in the future, the CrossFit Games and these types of sports will be able to solidify itself. So, we’d like to throw our support from the initial stages,” Freeman indicated.
Further, Freeman shared about the fairly new Mighty Malt product: “I’m also excited to launch this product with this event. It’s called the Grace Mighty Malt. It’s a product I believe in and I stand by.”
Event organizer Jordana Ramsay-Gonsalves, giving a peek into what spectators can expect next Sunday, declared:
“The first event will take place at 6am, so not a lot of people will be out then. Our athletes will be thrilled, because they wouldn’t be out in the sun. But it’s going to be an early one, then we’ll come back at 2pm to have the following events.”
She said the first event would include 70 wall balls and a 7km run.
“For the elite athletes, we have five events. We have released three of the five events, and the other two events are surprises. We’re not going to let them know what it is until the day of the event. The athletes who are doing Masters and Teens, they’re going to be doing 3 events respectively, the first two were released, and the third will be a surprise,” Ramsay-Gonsalves further explained.
The male and female winners in the Elite category are set to receive $500,000 each, a first in the event’s seven-year history. 2nd and 3rd place finishers would be rewarded with $300,000 and $100,000 respectively.
The male and female winners of the Masters category would each pocket $100,000. 2nd and 3rd place male and female finishers are set to receive $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.
The male and female winners in the Teen category are set to each receive $30,000, while 2nd and 3rd place finishers will pocket $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. (Jemima Holmes)