National Inter-District Kayaking Competition set for July 16

The second annual National Inter-District Kayaking Competition, which will be hosted by Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours, is set for Sunday, July 16, at the Watooka Guest House in Linden.
This competition will see an increase in participation of teams from all the districts countrywide, as we excitedly await to see who will emerge as kayaking champion in 2023. Teams participating are Rupununi, Upper Demerara-Kwakwani, North Georgetown, East Georgetown, South Georgetown, East Bank Demerara, New Amsterdam, North East, Essequibo Coast/Pomeroon, West Demerara, West Coast Berbice, Corentyne, Bartica, Potaro/Sipuruni.
Each team will comprise eight (8) participants: 4 males and 4 females. The team members will participate in a total of seven (7) races.
The long-distance single categories will follow from Rigby’s Boat Landing to the Watooka Guest House (a distance of approx. 2 km) while the relay will incorporate a 400m sprint from Hamilton’s Sawmill to Rigby’s Boat Landing, where the sprinters will then tag their respective partners who will then proceed into the water in a double kayak from the boat landing to the Watooka Guest House.
The long-distance categories are: Long Distance Male single: 1 person. Long Distance Female single: 1 person. Male Relay (sprint and double kayaking): 3 persons. Female Relay (sprint and double kayaking): 3 persons.
The short races are as follows: Male single: 1 person. Female single: 1 person. Mixed Team (double kayaking): 2 persons.