Thursday August 30, 2012
Kaieteur News
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The Wilbur Hope trophy (inset) that will be contested for and the pavilion that was donated last year.
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he inaugural Wilbur Hope Memorial Inter Secondary School football tournament is slated to get kicking on Monday September 17. The competition, which is being organised by former N.A.M.S student and US Army Soldier Kevin Leroy Henry, will cater for Secondary schools in the New Amsterdam Canje area and according to Henry the tournament has been in the making for the past two years. Back home on holiday, the former top New Amsterdam and Berbice sportsman stated that he is making full use of the opportunity to get the tournament up and running. He stated that he and Hope were good friends and since Hope’s demise he always wanted to do something in memory of his one time pal. The former New Amsterdam resident stated that by organizing the activity it also gives him an opportunity to give back to the community that has given him so much. He hopes to make the tournament an annual affair and plans to make it bigger and better as time goes by. He said he is trying to get the business community to come on board which will be of much benefit to the community at large and especially the youths.
The late Wilbur Hope popular known as ‘Hopey’ a former resident of Tucber Park suffered from an acute heart condition and died in 2001 at the Young Age of 33. He was an ardent sportman who participated in numerous sporting activities including Football, both hard and softball Cricket, Athletics, Basketball, Table Tennis and Volleyball during his heyday, went on to represent Guyana in football and Athletics. A former student of the Berbice High School, he also contributed tremendously in sports, community and youth development. After sickness slowed him down he turned to management, officiating and coaching all with fabulous success. His relatives last year handed over a Pavilion which was constructed in the Tucber Park ball field in honour and memory of his 10th death anniversary to the people of the Tucber Park Community. A father of two, Hope subsequently migrated and continued in the same vein overseas until he succumbed to his illness. While some details of the tournament is still being worked on, it has been agreed that each of the schools will be given a different uniform to participate in the tournament which will include tops and gloves for the goalkeepers. (Samuel Whyte)
he 2012 South American U-23 Championships, which is slated for Sao Paulo, Brazil, is just three weeks away and Guyanese athletes from various clubs across the country are currently preparing for the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Youth and Under-23 Trials that were postponed two weeks ago to seek qualification for the games. The trials, which will field a senior invitational competition as well, will get underway this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary after being postponed from August 18 and 19 to accommodate the athletes from Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Club, one of the biggest clubs in the country that were engaged in work duties out of town. Two athletes, Stephan James (local) and Kadecia Baird (overseas-based) have already qualified for the Games from the Barcelona IAAF World Youth Games last month in the 400 meters. Both athletes have the junior 400 meters record. The events for the meet a r e a s f o l l o w : 100m,200m,400m,800m,15 00m,3000m,5000m,10,000
Events 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 3000m/10000m 5000m Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Discus Shot Putt Javelin
Stephan James Kadecia Baird m,long jump, shot putt, discus, javelin. Field event athletes will be given three trials as the implemented weights will be used for the throws for the respective age categories. Participants in the Youth (U-18) category will be allowed to compete in only one event over 200 meters,
the U-23 category, two events and Senior (Open Women and Men) three events. All athletes must wear the official number which was issued to them from the athletics association on their chest during their events or they will be barred from participating.
QUALIFYING STANDARDS: Youth (U-18) Under-23 Females Males Females Males 11.80 10.70 11.50 10.50 24.50 22.00 23.80 21.30 57.90 49.00 54.20 47.00 2:14 1:54.30 2:10.00 1:50.00 4:50 4:10 4:38 3:50 10:15 8:60 36:50 31:50 NIL NIL 17:49 14:30 5.59m 7.20m 5.74m 7.62m 12m 14.15m 12.30m 16.02m 1.63m 1.90m 1.70m 2.09m 40.50m 48.10m 38.09m 50.20m 12.90m 16.50m 12.93m 17.30m 41.10m 60.20m 42.15m 63.42m