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Oct 18, 2012 Sports
Courts Guyana yesterday formally confirmed its partnership with the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships that will be held during November 19-13 at the National Stadium, Providence and National Aquatics Centre.
The furniture and appliance giants handed over a cheque worth $300,000 to the National Schools Championship Management Committee at its Main Street Branch with the company’s Marketing Assistant, Kester Abrams, stating that the donation is an effort to continue to develop the event to new levels of success.
Abrams said that Courts is always eager to promote sports among youth and it is satisfying to be promoting a healthier lifestyle in the process.
“The best of the country’s student-athletes will be competing at the Schools’ Championships and as a result, they deserve to be treated as the best,” he observed, adding that some of these athletes may go on to represent Guyana at the CARIFTA Games and beyond.
The National Schools’ Championships is the country’s premier schools’ cycling, swimming and athletics event with approximately 1700 athletes from districts across Guyana, competing over a five-day period for supremacy. North Georgetown, District 11 is the defending overall champion and the quest has already begun with several inter-school contests across Guyana.
Marketing and Public Relations Officer for the National Championships, Edison Jefford, thanked Courts for their support, urging them to remain a long-standing partner with the event since it has an outstanding track record in terms of support for sports.
“Courts has been supporting sports heavily, especially track and field. They have even adopted a signature event, The Courts 10km Road Race. Courts must be applauded for their efforts because without corporate support it is extremely difficult to move sports forward,” he said.
Jefford noted that the National Schools Championship is one of the best events to partner with in the development of sports in Guyana since it builds sports from an educational perspective and is stretched from primary to secondary institutions.
The National Schools’ Championship is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Education and Guyana Teachers’ Union with Digicel in a three-year Memorandum of Understanding. Over the last three years the event has attracted significant corporate support.
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