51st CAC fitness and body building championship…

In less than two weeks, the nation’s best bodybuilders will line the National Cultural Centre Stage against 250 athletes from 20 countries when Guyana hosts the 51st CAC fitness and body building championship.
Set for October 19 and 20, those athletes will be seeking hardware and the coveted 14 professional cards up for grabs.

Leading a strong list of local athletes are seasoned CAC medalist Emmerson Campbell, Rawle Green, Hannah Rampersaud, Julio Sinclair and Sylvon Garner.
The team also includes the likes of Aliya Wong, Vanisha Munroe, Joel Caldeira, Sabita Stephenson, Christine Ramsammy, Melitha Fernandes-Anderson, Renaldo Caldeira, Jamal Pollydore, Sachin Sharma, Antowyn Bayley, Yusuf Khan, Roger Callender, Kewsie Anderson, Marley Vyphuis, Seon Budhan, Chrisopher Anthony, Delrae Mclean, Daniel Lutchman, Orlando Valenzuela and Selwyn Grogan.

The Guyanese will see competition from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Curaçao, Dominica Republic, El Salvador, St Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Jamaica, St. Martin (Dutch), Haiti, Nicaragua, Mexico, Costa Rica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Central America and Caribbean Bodybuilding classic is sponsored Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, the National Sports Commission and the Guyana Olympic Association.

Head of the GBBFF Keavon Bess told Guyana Chronicle that, “The ongoing financial and non-financial support of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission must be highly applauded and commended.”

He also expressed gratitude to the GOA, adding, “The Support of the GOA is critical to the expected success of CAC 2024. CAC 2024 is made more possible with the GOA’s direct financial injection and other tangible support.”

Twins Manufacturing is also a Platinum Sponsor of the event, along with gold sponsor Fitness Express.
Bess says Fitness Express team ‘led by Jamie McDonald has been supporting Fitness and Bodybuilding in Guyana in excess of 15 years and we are proud to have them as a gold sponsor for CAC 2024.’
Republic Bank Guyana Limited and Camille’s Academy are bronze sponsors.

The GBBFF president says they need more corporate support for this International Championship which was last hosted in Guyana in 2004.
At the 50th edition of the competition in Aruba last year, Guyana secured four gold, two silver, and one bronze medal.