RAIN was unable to stop or even dampen the spirits of the participants in the ‘Day of Interaction’ conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission and the Regional Administration Region #2 at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground last November 24.

While there was no formal Opening Ceremony, because of the adverse weather conditions, the Director of Sport Neil Kumar and Regional Chairman Parmanand Persaud mingled and encouraged the participants to have an enjoyable and competitive day of activities.
Hundreds of athletes and officials participated in sport activities – softball cricket (male and female), football and table tennis.
The weather was challenging for the outdoor sports, but the athletes and officials braved the weather and the condition and displayed great skills and ability as they performed in the various sport disciplines.

Results
Softball Cricket (male)
10 teams participated in this competition – Taymouth Manor, Affiance B, Charity, Good Hope, Capoey, Cullen, Anna Regina Multilateral, Essequibo Technical Institute, Affiance A and the Golden Fleece.
After the preliminaries, quarterfinals and semifinals, Cullen and Golden Fleece battled in the final.
Batting first, Cullen made a stunning 62 for 1 of the allotted 4 overs with Ricardo Peters scoring 31 with 4 sixes and 1 four and Syad Singh making a spectacular 27 which included 3 huge sixes.
Golden Fleece in reply were able to score only 51 for 3 with scores of 20, 13 and 11 from Ganeshwar, Ajay and Yagesh respectively.

Softball Cricket (female)
5 teams were involved – Charity Emerals, Yakishuru Mines, Capoey B, Pomona and Capoey A.
In the semifinals, Yakishuru Mines drew the bye, while Capoey A defeated Charity Emerals.
The final saw Yakishuru Mines come up against Capoey A. In the match which was described as the most competitive, Yakishuru Mines batting first made the defendable total of 43 for 1. Lydia brought the crowd to their feet with an exciting 38 not out. Capoey A started their reply strongly and effortlessly, but the Yakishuru Mines’ bowling in the final over restricted them and they ended with 43 for 3.
A super over was used to determine the champions. Yakishuru Mines in their effort scored 9 runs with Mecia scoring 5 and Wazeeda 4. In just one over Capoey A scored the required 10 runs for victory with Esther hitting the very first delivery for 6, the second for 2 and finished off with a 4, thus winning with 3 wickets to spare.

Football
4 teams were involved in this competition – Essequibo Technical Institute, Henrietta A, Charity and Henrietta B.
In the semifinals, Essequibo Technical Institute defeated Henrietta A, while Henrietta B got the better of Charity.
In the final, Essequibo Technical Institute were victorious over Henrietta B by a 3-1 margin.
Table Tennis
Of the four competitors Malcolm Hinds and Nathan Persaud contested the final with Persaud being the winner with an 11 to 9 score.
Winners and runners-up were presented with trophies for their outstanding performances.
Director of Sport Mr. Neil Kumar presented several communities with sports gear, while representatives from the Region #2 Administration presented trophies to the winning teams.