After months of hard work and a number of successful competitions, earlier this year, Anguilla’s athletes are hoping to continue this momentum at the upcoming 44th Central American and Caribbean Body Building and Fitness Federation Championships in Santo Domingo – the Dominican Republic -this weekend.
A strong team comprising Emmanuel Jeffers, Geshaune Clarke, Macwhirr Lewis, Duquaine Brooks, Vernon Carty, Roxann Pinnock and Deidra Bell are aiming for gold as they compete among other regional participants.
President of the Anguilla Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, Mr Lavie Hobson, wished the team best of luck. “Bodybuilding is a tough sport. It takes a lot of perseverance and commitment and I know our athletes have been putting in the work at the gym. We wish the team the very best at the championships,” he said.
Anguilla will be competing among Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Costa Rica, Curaçao, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadalupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin / St. Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, the United States Virgin Islands and host country Santo Domingo.
The semi-finals will be held on Friday 30th September and the finals on Saturday 1st October.
The Association expresses thanks to the Government of Anguilla, the Anguilla Social Security Board and Merchants Market for their continued support and sponsorship.
