{"id":14532,"date":"2023-12-12T18:48:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14532"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:48:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:48:56","slug":"dominant-display-by-district-9-in-national-schools-cycling-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/dominant-display-by-district-9-in-national-schools-cycling-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominant Display by District 9 in National Schools&#8217; Cycling Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The National Schools&#8217; Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships concluded with District 9 (Upper Takutu\/Upper Essequibo) emerging as the dominant force in the cycling category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inner circuit race, which concluded at the National Park, showcased the cycling prowess of District 9, securing them the cycling title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cycling Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>District 9: 225 points (1st place)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>District 10: 201 points (2nd place)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>District 6: 157 points (3rd place)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>District 9&#8217;s cyclists excelled, bagging an impressive 14 gold medals, along with five silver and one bronze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable performances came from Lelian Jordan, who clinched victory in three events, and Rayane Thomas and Maggie Joseph, each securing two event wins in the women&#8217;s category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Boys 5000M Open race, Ajani Cutting of District 14 claimed the gold medal, followed by Alexander Leung (District 11) in second and Sidwell Sandy from District 6 in third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outstanding Achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lelian Jordan: Three event wins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rayane Thomas: Two event wins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maggie Joseph: Two event wins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Girls U-14 category, Lilane Thomas stood out with gold medals in the 1500M, 2000M, and 1000M events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maggie Joseph showcased her prowess in the 800M and 400M events, dominating the Girls U14 category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Swimming Results:<\/strong> Meanwhile, in the swimming segment, District 11 (North Georgetown) demonstrated superior talent in the pool, retaining their title at the 61st edition of the National Schools&#8217; Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition, held at the National Aquatic Centre in Liliendaal, saw District 11 securing the top spot, with District 10 (Upper Demerara\/Kwakwani) in second and East Georgetown (District 12) in third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The championships highlighted the athleticism and competitive spirit of students across various districts, fostering a platform for young talents to shine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Schools&#8217; Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships concluded with District 9 (Upper Takutu\/Upper Essequibo) emerging as the dominant force in the cycling category. The inner circuit race,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14534,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14532\/revisions\/14534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}