THE Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) presidents are elated with the recognition received in the awards of the National Sports Commission.

Track athlete Cassy George of Linden has been voted as the Sportswoman of 2014 at both the junior and senior levels, while Jason Yaw is the Junior Sportsman of the year. Rugby was the biggest winner on the day, however, winning in five of the six categories it was nominated for.
The GRFU is the Best Sports Association and Most Improved Association for 2014, with its President Peter Green the Male Sports Personality. Theodore Henry is the Sports Coach of the year with his charges claiming the Sports Team of the year.
Their National Sevens and 15’s Captain Ryan Gonsalves was nominated in the category of Senior Sportsman but did not find favour with the panel that met at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
In an immediate response to the news, Rugby’s Green said ‘Wow! Wow! What?! This is real heavy, but I’m doing my normal work.’
Athletics Association President Aubrey Hutson said ‘These awards are a reflection of the work the association has put in directly and indirectly through the clubs. Outside of the work that we have done we have the coaches as well who have been putting in a lot of work with the athletes.’
Of George and Yaw, “they are very competitive athletes and they don’t shy away from competition. Everytime we expend our limited resources they go out there and do their best. The award basically is a culmination of all these things being put in, ” Hutson commented.