President Bess not seeking re-election
Outgoing President of the Guyana Body Building and Fitness Federation Keavon Bess says with the successful hosting of the Central America and Caribbean championships and Guyana being crowned overall champions, it was a momentous year for the sport.
“2024 probably to date is the best year ever for bodybuilding in Guyana, I’m still trying to be as modest as possible in saying that but the facts will speak for itself, this year we were able to get two pro-cards at the Roger Boyce Classic in Barbados in May,” he said.
Flash Back – Emmerson Campbell Collecting his CAC Bodybulding Pro-Card
Added to that, “the highlight for the year would diffidently be the hosting of CAC 2024 that was a successful competition, we hosted 20 different countries in Guyana over a period of 5-6 days…we also hosted member of the IFBB (international bodybuilding federation) which is the international body and executive members of the CAC which is the regional body. Guyana for the first time was able to secure the champion country.’
Bess said, the regional win was significant because they had been competing since the 1970 and had never won the overall title at CAC.
He noted the support of the Ministry of Culture Youth and sports, Guyana Olympic Association, Fitness Express, Camille’s Academy and Twins Manufacturing was crucial to the sport’s success over the past year.
The longtime executive said that the success of the athletes at both the CAC and other competitions made the year a memorable one for the sport and will have a lasting impact on the nation’s bodybuilders.
“The acquisition of pro-cards; it gives the local amateur athletes, the blue print that look, if Nicholas Albert could achieve it, if Hanna Rampersaud, Rosanna Fung and Emmerson Campbell, who would have secured his Pro-card at this year’s CAC competition, if these persons could have gone international scene and become professional athletes then I can do it as well.”
Guyana’s Emmerson Campbell won his pro card at the National Cultural Stage at the CAC with the likes of Hanna Rampersaud, Nicholas Albert collecting pro cards in 2023 and Rosanna Fung winning in 2022.
Bess whose electoral term came to an end early in 2024 was asked to stay on until after the country’s hosting of the event.
He however says with that now completed it’s now official he will step aside from the sport’s executive.
“It is time for the young blood and new minds, not necessarily young in age but young in terms of having the zest to come and plug into what has already been there and to continue the success that we have seen in bodybuilding, I will still make myself available to assist the next federation or the next executives whatever way possible I can… I would like to see the sport continue to grow and I’m willing to assist and be there.”
He said that they will swiftly seek to host election in the new year with a view to electing a new body as all the current executives have opted to move aside and make way for new persons to lead the sport.
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Publish date : 2024-12-31 18:06:00
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