ONE team will not be taking to the National Park this weekend for the first ever E-Networks CrossFit Games.The West Coast team was eliminated on Wednesday night when a preliminary elimination round was held at the Transport Sports Club.

The organisers of the event were forced to hold the round after they lost one team to injury.
Nine teams competed on Wednesday night in one event, which went for three rounds – Kettle-bell swings with a burpee-box jump. Teams put their fates in the ability of one member to secure their participation on Sunday, March 1.
The U.S Embassy’s team came out tops; Joseph Rivera rushing through the routine in 5 minutes 48 seconds, to be followed by CrossFit Bel Air’s Ian Rogers in 5 mins 57 secs. Elite Systems of Berbice finished third in 6 mins 18 seconds through Anis Ade-Thomas
Top End’s Neetzkiel Yisrael was fourth in 6:59, Bodymaxx’s Dexter DeFlorimonte 5th – 7:34, Life Fitness’Osmond Mack 6th in 8:18, Interline Fitness followed in 7th in 8:14 through the lone female on the night Nadine Taharally, Fitness Paradise’s Paul Meusa secured the 8th spot in 8:39. The West Coast’s Chatram Nauth completed the circuit in 11 mins 18 secs; ending their participation in this year’s event.
On Sunday, a Guyana Defence Force team will enter the competition to join the eight who advanced from Wednesday’s elimination round.
Co-organiser of the games Noshavyah King said the army officers were given a bye to Sunday’s games because they were unable to participate in the elimination round.
There are 36 participants in the individual round.
King explained that the first four events on Sunday at the National Park tarmac will be for the teams, along with the 5th and final event for individuals.
She said only the leading teams after the first four events will, however, be allowed to contest the fifth and final round.
Box jumps, kettle-bell swings, pull-ups, shuttle runs and a one-mile run around the National Park are among events that will test the athletes.

The event starts at 10.00hrs

(By Leeron Brumell)