BANKS DIH Limited has teamed up with the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) as a co-sponsor of the Independence Day Half-Marathon road race billed for tomorrow from Paradise Village on the East Coast Demerara to Main Street in Georgetown.

The local beverage giant presented Powerade sports drink and Aqua Mist Water to the organisers of the race during a simple ceremony at Banks DIH Special Events Department on D’Urban Street, Thursday.
Neil Kumar, Director of Sport, who received the beverages from Banks DIH representative Lakerani Sukram on behalf of the organisers, expressed gratitude to the beverage company for contributing to the race which will attract over 100 athletes.
Mortimer Stewart, Banks DIH Outdoor Event Manager, Gervy Harry, Administrative Officer of the National Sports Commission, Banks DIH employees Jusset McDonald and Niranjan De Abreu were also present at the handing-over ceremony.
The race will start at 05:30hrs in front of Jerrick’s Funeral Home at Paradise Village and will proceed along the East Coast public road to finish in front of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport office on Main Street.
The race organised by the AAG, Ministry of Sport and the NSC is being held to coincide with Guyana’s 47th Independence celebrations.