Saturday Januray 18, 2014
Kaieteur News
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GVF to host FIVB Beach Shewdas’ coach, Jackson Volleyball Course wants WADA to back off The Guyana Volleyball Federation {GVF} in collaboration with the world governing body for Volleyball, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) will be hosting a sixday Beach Volleyball Training Course in Guyana at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Thomas Lands, Georgetown. The course will serve off on Tuesday January 28 and conclude on Sunday February 2, 2014. It will be conducted by
two Beach Volleyball experts from Brazil. The programme commences at 09:00hrs and concludes at 16:30hrs daily. Interested persons are asked to get registered as early as possible since a limited number of spaces are available. Contact can be made with the Coordinator Mr. John Flores on telephone number 623 2030 or the Public Relations Officer Ronald Smith on telephone number 684 5885.
- says anti-doping body is “judge, jury and executioner”
John Flores
GFF Referees Department to conduct 5-day Beginners Course The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will be conducting a Referees Beginners Course from February 7-11, at the GFF Secretariat on Dadanawa Street, Section ‘K’, Campbellville. According to a release from the entity, the Course will be the first one to be conducted for 2014 and participants will be lectured on the Laws of the Game and how to interpret the Laws. The release added that both male and female applicants between the ages of 17-25 years and serious about being involved in the officiating aspect of the sport could apply to attend the Course which will run over
five days. It further added that the specific aim of this programme is to promote referees and prospective participants are asked to have some amount of knowledge of the game; have a desire to make a positive difference; possess relevant organizational and governance experience, or equivalent; have ability to be an effective team member, recognizing and embracing diversity; must participate personally in a minimum of four seminars per year while work in between meetings; be prepared to take a lead role in sub-committees as needed; be prepared to commit to average of 5-6 hours per week depending on season;
prepared to act as a positive role model complete with excellent communication skills; must be competent in computer applications and agree to ab i d e b y t h e Referees Conflict of Interest and the published rules and the Code of Conduct. Interested individuals could submit a one page s u m m a r y o f t h e mselves along with stating reason (s) why they could be an asset to the game. Applications should be emailed to Roy Mc Arthur Head of Referees Department at the GFF Head Office at email roymac39@yahoo.com and deadline for submission is January 31, at 17:00 hrs.
Barbados beat CCC in day/night trial Bridgetown, Barbados Dwayne Smith smashed a hurricane half-century and Kenroy Williams produced a solid all-aroun d performance to help spur Barbados to a commanding five-wicket win over Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) in a 50-over Day/Night practice match at 3Ws Oval on Thursday. With the teams stepping up their preparations for the WICB NAGICO Super50 championship in Trinidad & Tobago from January 30 to February 16, Smith showed why he is such a dangerous batsman by lashing 56 off 29 balls with eight fours and three sixes at the top as Barbados, chasing 165 to win, triumphed with a whopping 18.4 overs to spare. Smith and Kraigg Brathwaite, who made nine,
added 68 off 43 balls for the first wicket. New Barbados Super50 captain Kevin Stoute, who looked in control in the field, scored 35 off 38 balls with two fours and one six, while Williams was unbeaten with 35 as well, having struck three boundaries in a 54-ball knock. Left-arm spinner Kavem Hodge picked up two for seven and leg-spinner Akeem Dewar, two for 30. After winning the toss, CCC were bowled out for 164 in 43.2 overs. Former captain Kyle Corbin hit the topscore of 44 off 74 balls including two fours and two sixes. Corbin and left-hander Raymon Reifer (27) put on 73 off 126 balls for the third wicket. Fidel Edwards took three for 22, fellow fast bowler Miguel Cummins, three for 28, and off-spinner Williams, three for 39.
The teams will again clash in another practice match on Monday at the same venue, starting at 9 a.m. Both Barbados and CCC are competing in Zone B, along with Trinidad and Tobago and the Leeward Islands in the NAGICO tournament. Summarised Scores: Combined Campuses & Colleges 164 all out (43.2 overs) (Kyle Corbin 44, Raymon Reifer 27, Steven Jacobs 22, Kyle Mayers 19, Akeem Dewar 10; Fidel Edwards 3-22, Miguel Cummins 3-28, Kenroy Williams 3-39). Barbados 168-5 (31.2 overs) (Dwayne Smith 56 - 29 balls, 8 fours, 3 sixes; Kevin Stoute 35, Kenroy Williams 35 not out, Jonathan Carter 15, Shane Dowrich 12; Kavem Hodge 2-7, Akeem Dewar 230). (Barbados Cricket Association)
With his prodigy, Gumendra Shewdas on his right, embattled powerlifting coach, Egbert Jackson talks with the media at the Total Fitness Gym at Line Path, Skeldon, East Berbice. By Edison Jefford Gumendra Shewdas’ coach, Egbert Jackson wants the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to back off with its testing programmes, stating that the Organisation has provided no evidence that suggested Shewdas used banned stimulants with intent to cheat. Jackson has come under scrutiny since his athlete, Shewdas, returned a positive result for banned substances, Methylhexaneamine and Oxilofrine in his system. The tests were done at the request of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) at WADA-accredited lab in Germany last year following the World Junior Championships in August. “Who tests, who finds; all the same people; they (WADA) are judge, jury and executioner... they are faceless voices; to me, drug testers needs to back off; they need to prove intent,” Jackson said when asked about the prevalence of banned stimulants in his athlete. “These testers has gotten zealous, they want to find fault. Essentially, there has
been no evidence that this guy took anything to make him perform above and beyond. So far, they have nothing to show,” he added. That was despite the positive test of Shewdas, which resulted in him being banned from the sport for two years and a $2000 Euros fine imposed on the GAPF. Shewdas’s grandfather, from whom he said he received tablets for nasal congestion, has since said that the athlete will not be paying the GAPF fine. Jackson, like the Shewdas family, has refused to accept the results. His grandfather has said that it was “concocted” while Jackson is now indicating that WADA has no evidence, despite GAPF being in possession of the official analytical findings of the tests. Shewdas was even offered the opportunity to have his ‘B’ sample tested, but he refused because the family said they cannot afford the tests. Jackson said that the local federation cannot disclose the quantity of the substance that was found in Shewdas’ system. “All I can do is be a little
more paranoid. This thing is not me it’s the testers. They’ve not proven anything. They (WADA) are saying once we say so it is so. There is no proof; they have made an allegation. As it stands they can indict you anytime,” Jackson noted. “I don’t accept the findings; I can’t! We need to question; they have not proven anything, where is the objectivity,” the powerlifting coach continued in an effort to vindicate his athlete. Jackson believes that GAPF has allowed things to slide to a point of no return. “I don’t know what they (GAPF) can do. I believe they have allowed things to slide too far. We do not know what they (WADA) do with your samples when they test you,” Jackson adding that he is not satisfied with the situation because his athlete are clean. “We are all paranoid with this situation... we do not encourage these guys with those stuff here,” he said in conclusion. The GAPF has indicated that it will launch an investigation into the matter, while there was a call for the probe to be independent in nature.