LONG-standing General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association, Deion Nurse, is ready to step down.In an interview with Chronicle Sport, Nurse said it’s time he vacates the post for someone else to take up the mantle.

“It’s been a case in the past that no-one has offered himself for the position in all this time.’
He’s been serving in that position since 2003.
“It’s too long. My personal position is that no-one should be in office for more than 10 years. I think 10 years is good enough, no matter how good a job somebody does. The problem is that because we’ve not been out there you find that people are not interested. I’ve been asked to carry on and on and because of my love for the sport I’ve been fetching the mantle.”
The electoral Annual General Meeting of the association is set for February 28 at Guyana Olympic House.
Entries with nominations for various posts are to be submitted by February 14; two weeks before the AGM.
Since 2013, Nurse has been an active member of the executive of the Guyana Olympic Association.
“I am now the Assistant secretary/treasurer and one of the things is that they prefer those in an executive position (on the GOA) to not be affiliated with another association because there could be the impression of bias.”
He says there is one person he thinks could replace him in the position of general secretary. In another two weeks, we’ll find out if he remains in the position or has found a replacement.
“Of course I’ll still be around. Weightlifting is where my heart is,” said Nurse.
Frank Tucker is the president of the Weightlifting Association.

(By Leeron Brumell)