54th National School’s Athletics, Swimming and Cycling Championships Prime Minister Hinds officially opens C’ships -Lyte calls for more corporate support

THIS year’s 54th Annual National School’s Athletics, Swimming and Cycling Championship was officially declared open yesterday by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds who, during his address, urged the hundreds of competitors to play in the spirit of the games.

“You’re a part of history now and I know some of you will create some (history) of your own” exclaimed Prime Minister Hinds at the opening ceremony of the Games, held at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Headquarters, Camp Ayanganna.

According to the Prime Minister, the championships has played a pivotal role in helping to give young and upcoming athletes a platform to start their journey to becoming professionals or to help them stay fit.

“On behalf of the President (Donald Ramotar) who is on other duties, I extend best wishes to the athletes and those participating in the Championships. I know the Government has long supported the championships and we will continue to give whatever support is required to help in sustaining the games,” said Prime Minister Hinds.

President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Mark Lyte, in his remarks, thanked the Government for their support, adding that without their intervention, the championship would not have been possible.

Lyte further noted that the GTU would welcome more support from the Government with regards to putting more funds into the system so that they can hire more Physical Education teachers which will spill off into the championships being more competitive.

He also made a call on corporate Guyana to also invest in the Championship, stating, “That’s the only way we can make the championships what it really should be.”

The championship actually got on the way on Tuesday, with the staging of the 10K road race, Cycling and Swimming as well as some preliminary track and field events.

North Georgetown, who won the swimming championships, are the overall defending champions, while Corentyne are the defending champions for cycling, Upper Demerara for track and field and West Demerara in the teacher’s category.

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