With this particular competition last being held in 2019, the 6th annual Guyana Fitness Games and Expo is taking over the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) today, and fitness enthusiasts from across Guyana and further afield would now have opportunity to showcase their skills.
The event will feature both Scaled and RX athletes, and according to Organizer Jordana Ramsay-Gonsalves, athletes are eager to participate. Speaking exclusively with Guyana Times Sport, Ramsay- Gonsalves shared her excitement at the event’s return and the eagerness of athletes to get on board.
“We are excited about it because it seems all the fitness fanatics were working out during COVID; we know they were really going at it hard during that period. So, we’re excited to see all the people that came in to register, we didn’t expect such a big turnout, such a big volume of participants for this year,” she disclosed.
A glimpse of what to expect at today’s Fitness Games
She detailed what fans can expect when the action commences at 1pm. “We have the reigning champion Delice Adonis, and she’s teaming up with Keisha Abrigo, who is the powerlifting champion. So, those two are teaming up, and we have Genesis’ own Semonica Duke and Tenica Archer, they’re another powerhouse team. Then we have a team coming from Suriname,” Ramsay-Gonsalves enlightened about the Women’s RX team that will feature seasoned athletes.
Turning her attention to the male competition, she divulged, “For the male RX teams, we have our very own Omici and Kellon from Linden. Since Dillon Mahadeo has left, we have them teaming up, and they’re a really big powerhouse team, as well as Anis and Mark, they’re coming back. So, we’re looking forward to those team competing.”
Tickets for entry into the Sports Hall are priced at Gy$1000. GTT, Genesis Fitness Gym, Guyoil, Lucozade, iCool, Pollo Tropical, TechPro, Trophy Stall and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital are among the event’s long line of sponsors.
