THE MINISTRY of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS), in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC) last Sunday organised a highly successful Day of Interaction at Kwakwani, with the participating communities being Ituni, Hururu, Landernville, Aroaima and Kwakwani.

Athletes and officials turned out in their large numbers at the Worrell’s Park and competed in softball (male and female), football and dominoes.
Present at the opening ceremony were Mrs Maylene Stephens the Deputy Regional Executive Officer, D. Bremner, A. Forsythe and Mr Rozario, who all made brief remarks pertaining to the aims of the games and encouraged the athletes to participate keenly and competitively.
Forsythe represented Director of Sport within the NSC Neil Kumar, who was unavoidably absent and declared the day’s activities open.
The fans and supporters alike were treated to a day of exciting, competitive and rewarding day of sports as the athletes performed at their best in the various disciplines. The results are listed below:

Softball Cricket (female)
Kwakwani met Aroaima in the semifinal. Kwakwani scored 49 for 6 from 10 overs, as the multitalented athlete, Ann Gordon, led the way with an unbeaten 27.
Angie Grimmond of Aroaima took 3 for 7, before she returned to hit an unbeaten 20 as her team completed an easy victory, scoring 50 runs from 6 overs.
In the final, Aroaima made 84 for 4 wickets with top scores of 26 from M. Fredericks and 21 from T. Hartman to which Ituni responded with 61 for 7 from 10 overs. S. Benjamin scored 26 for Ituni, while R. Williams 2 for 5 and M. Fredericks 2 for 12 were the successful bowlers for the Aroaima.

Softball Cricket (male)
2 teams participated in the competition and in a keenly contested match, Ituni batting first made 35 for 9 from 10 overs as J. Archer 3 for 15, C. Simeon 2 for 1 and T. Garraway 2 for 16 destroyed their batting before Kwakwani in reply, stormed their way to 36 for 5 from 5.3 overs.
The football contest was won by Kwakwani, who got the better of Ituni 1-0 and in dominoes, three teams namely Kwakwani, Ituni and Backstreet Boys contested the final, which was won by Ituni who chalked up 86 games, to Kwakwani’s 83 games and Backstreet Boys’ 76.
All the winners and runners-up were presented with trophies for their outstanding performances, while sports gear and equipment were donated to communities and clubs to assist in the continuity and development of sports in the region.
Words of appreciation were extended to Mr A. Gobin and his team, management of Rusal, the participating communities, officials, athletes, regional officials, supporters and fans and all other stakeholders who contributed towards the success of such a rewarding Day of Interaction.