Guyana Fitness Challenge set for tomorrow at National Park
If you are a fan of CrossFit style competitions, then the National Park is the place to be tomorrow.
The venue will be transformed into a battleground for the fittest gladiators in these 83,000 square miles as title sponsor, Kares Engineering, teams up with the Guyana Fitness Games to stage the third annual ‘Fitness Challenge.’
The ‘Fitness Challenge’ is a oneof-a-kind event with no precedent in the country, an event for the whole family, which will provide an experience for the fitness community that creates positive memories for all; athletes, volunteers, sponsors, and spectators.
Tomorrow’s fixture which gets underway at 11:00hrs will see 36 turbo charged athletes pushing their bodies to the limit in the ultimate test of fitness and athleticism.
To win the CrossFit style challenge will require speed, coordination, aerobic and muscular endurance, experience with Olympic lifts, raw strength, skill, and a healthy serving of guts, determination and power.
According to one of the main coordinators and sponsor of the event, Jamie McDonald, the tasks for the athletes will include Olympic snatches, a combination of running and deadlifts and a mixture of CrossFit style movements like kettle bell swings and pushing sleds.
In excess of $500,000 will go to the top finishers in this year’s event which promises to be the biggest ever.
Tickets cost $1000 and are available at Fitness Express and your nearest gym.
Last year’s male and female winner, Dillon Mahadeo and Candace Lynch have signalled their bold intentions of once again being atop the podium steps.
However, human obstacles in the form of Anis Ade Thomas, Carlos Rodrigues, Osmond Mack, Carlos Mendonca, Marino Jeffrey, Marissa Lowden and Semonica Duke stand in their paths.
This year’s staging also comes with a twist with local celebrities like Reon King, Yannick Charles, Vanilla, Kerwin Bollers, Nurriyih Gerrard and others competing in the Scotiabank Celebrity Charity Challenge. The celebrities will challenge themselves for the benefit of charities. Help and Shelter and the Ruimveldt Children’s Home will be the beneficiaries.
Come out and show your support to the athletes. See you there.