{"id":17635,"date":"2024-04-02T18:22:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17635"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:22:06","slug":"briton-john-secures-victory-in-dr-cheddi-jagan-memorial-cycle-road-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/briton-john-secures-victory-in-dr-cheddi-jagan-memorial-cycle-road-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Briton John Secures Victory in Dr. Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle Road Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Royan Abrams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Briton John emerged victorious once again in the Berbice leg of the annual Dr. Cheddi Jagan Memorial cycle road race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The race kicked off smoothly from Freedom House on Main Street, New Amsterdam, early Sunday morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyclists navigated their way to Number 63 Village on the Corentyne before returning to Babu Jaan for the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Briton John, the overall winner of the race, expressed his joy and gratitude in an interview with NCN following his victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second and third place finishers, along with winners in specific categories, were also recognized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan Jackson secured victory in the Over 50 category, while Alexander Leung triumphed in the Junior category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Chooweenam emerged victorious in the Veteran category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zulfikar Mustapha, the Executive Secretary of the People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP), highlighted the significance of the event, marking the 27th death anniversary of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, the party&#8217;s founding father. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mustapha emphasized the enduring legacy of Dr. Jagan, praising his contributions to the development of the nation and his efforts to liberate the Guyanese people from oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mustapha underscored that Dr. Jagan&#8217;s sacrifices remain relevant today, serving as an inspiration for continued progress and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dr. Cheddi Jagan Memorial cycle road race not only celebrates the life and legacy of a visionary leader but also promotes sportsmanship and camaraderie among cyclists and the community at large.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Royan Abrams Briton John emerged victorious once again in the Berbice leg of the annual Dr. Cheddi Jagan Memorial cycle road race. The race kicked off smoothly from Freedom&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17635","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\/17635","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=17635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17637,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17635\/revisions\/17637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}