Old Fort wins big at fun day

By Romario Samaroo

The festivities for the Hindu Holiday of Phagwah allowed the Old Fort Hockey Club to host their annual fun day at the Guyana Police Force Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary where they were crowed the day’s champion on Sunday.

Bushani Kaladeen (left) and Candice Haniff holding the trophy sponsored by Simcon Engineering with the Old Fort Club members
Bushani Kaladeen (left) and Candice Haniff holding the trophy sponsored by Simcon Engineering with the Old Fort Club members

Joining in the celebration of the day were Saints Hockey Club, GCC Hockey Club and Hikers Hockey Club, however hockey was not the only sport the athletes participated in as track races and novelty events shared the limelight.
The weather was on their side on Sunday after a rainy Saturday and it was all sun and fun but when the dust was settled it was Old Fort with an unassailable lead having amassed a total of 105 points. Hikers, their closest rivals, took second place with 85 points while GCC, who were the defending champions, secured 55 points and Saints brought up the rear with 30 points.
These points were awarded to victorious teams in events such as egg throwing with a four member team, furthest scooper, a 7 a side tire relay, 4×1 relay, mop stick race and an entertaining 11 a side relay race.
However, the featured event included a series of 10 minute hockey matches which saw competition in the categories of both male and female, under-17, U-20, U-30, U-45 and a general 7-a-side match.
Saints dominated the younger groupings while GCC were dominant in the older divisions but at the end of the day, all participating teams were thoroughly entertained.

Hikers (green) edged GCC (blue) to win the competitive yet entertaining 4 x 100m relay at Eve Leary on Monday
Hikers (green) edged GCC (blue) to win the competitive yet entertaining 4 x 100m relay at Eve Leary on Monday

In an exciting 4×1 relay, Hikers ruled the track winning both the male and the female races while securing the mop stick race which saw six members of the team running to the center of the two groups and spinning around several times with their head on the mop stick and the stick positioned to the ground before tagging in their partner after running over to them on the other end of the area.
Speaking at the end of the day’s events, Tony Cole, one of the more senior members of the club related that it was once again a successful hosting of the event which has become a tradition on the clubs yearly calendar and thanked all involved for their support and efforts while extending an invitation for future participation and support.