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Ministry of Sport deplores Commonwealth boxers’ actions

Oct 19, 2010 Sports

In a statement, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport said it sympathises with the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) as it deplores the disgusting behavior of the boxers who participated in the just-concluded Commonwealth Games in India.
Boxers Clevon Rock (Lightweight), Devon Boatswain (Middleweight) and Dexter Jordan (Flyweight) all absconded from Team manager Steve Ninvalle and Coach Terrence Poole whilst in transit at the JFK International Airport in New York, New York, USA.
The release stated, “The Ministry is all the more perplexed at the selfish, unpatriotic behavior of the three now-unworthy representatives, as they had all secured US Visas from visits to the US long before the recent Commonwealth Games.
Was it some last-minute decision influenced by some forces at the airport? This incident compounds the precedents of similar Commonwealth Games attendees from Guyana in the past, but is more unfortunate as these three boxers had travelled to and through the US before, with their still-valid visas.”
“The Ministry of Sport repeats its sympathy over the months-long efforts and orientation by the GABA Management Team which accompanied the absconders to the Commonwealth Games.
“Even as their selfish action has implications for our sportsmen and women who will need US visas in the future, the Ministry, never-the-less, urges Manager Steve Ninvalle to stay the course, in the interest of Amateur Boxing in the country.”

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