GABA nominates several boxers for Quadrennial Olympic Solidarity Plan

The executives of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) have dispatched a correspondence to the Secretary of the Guyana Olympics Association (GOA), Ivor O’Brien in respect to an earlier letter sent to them by the GOA that solicited the names of boxers for scholarship awards under the Quadrennial Plan for Olympic Solidarity.
The letter to the GABA was dated February 4 and advised GABA executives that the Guyana Olympic Association {GOA} was in receipt of a copy of the Quadrennial Plan for Olympic Solidarity for the period 2009-2012.  The letter subsequently invited nominations of suitable boxers from the GABA for the consideration of scholarship awards under the plan.
A selection committee of GABA subsequently convened and approved the nominations of 16 boxers for consideration.
The nominated boxers are: Seniors- Lightweights Clevon Rock (GDF), Aubrey Moore (EBG), Jnr/welterweight Bert Braithwaite (GDF), Flyweight Dexter Jordan (FYF), Troy Billey (CBG), Light/flyweight Orlando Allicock (FYF), Bantamweight: Dellon Allicock(FYF), Middleweight Dennis Thomas (HEBG), Devon Boatswain (GDF), Featherweight     Stephan Gouveia (HEBG), Juniors: Light Fly-Weight Imran Khan (HEBG), Moolchand Sanckar (RWBG), Marvin Ajeday (FYF), Lightweight Lared Stewart (FYF), Bantamweight Marlon Darrel (RWBG), Welterweight Ron Smith TBG).
The correspondence concludes, “We are confident that these boxers have the potential, talent and capacity that when harnessed and complimented programmes of the above mentioned, will develop into genuine medal contenders at the level of the Olympic Games level. As a consequence, they are recommended without hesitation.