{"id":26091,"date":"2025-02-01T22:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T22:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26091"},"modified":"2025-02-01T22:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T22:19:54","slug":"2024-a-landmark-year-for-guyanese-bodybuilding-says-outgoing-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/2024-a-landmark-year-for-guyanese-bodybuilding-says-outgoing-president\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 a Landmark Year for Guyanese Bodybuilding, Says Outgoing President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Travis Seymour \u2013 NCN News \u2013 December 31, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outgoing President of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF), Keavon Bess, has hailed 2024 as a pivotal year for bodybuilding in the country, following the successful hosting of the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana\u2019s victory as overall champions at the event marked a significant achievement for the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bess attributed the success to the strong support received from key organizations, including the Ministry of Sport, Guyana Olympic Association, Fitness Express, Camille\u2019s Academy, and Twins Manufacturing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The combined efforts of these entities played a crucial role in the GBBFF\u2019s success over the past year, contributing to an outstanding performance at the CAC and other competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A standout moment for the sport in 2024 was the success of local athletes, with Emmerson Campbell securing his professional bodybuilding card at the CAC event held at the National Cultural Centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This follows a trend of local athletes earning pro cards, with Hanna Rampersaud, Nicholas Albert, and Rosanna Fung joining the ranks of professional bodybuilders in 2023 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As his term as president concludes, Bess acknowledged the importance of ensuring a smooth transition of leadership within the GBBFF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his term ending before the hosting of the CAC, Bess was asked to remain in office to oversee the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he confirmed that the current executive members have all agreed to step down, and elections for new leadership will be held in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bess expressed confidence that 2024\u2019s achievements will leave a lasting impact on the sport, setting a strong foundation for future successes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour \u2013 NCN News \u2013 December 31, 2024 Outgoing President of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF), Keavon Bess, has hailed 2024 as a pivotal year for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26091","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\/26091","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=26091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26092,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26091\/revisions\/26092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}