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Caye Caulker Community Sailing Club announces Ranking Regatta
Submitted by CaraLee Cook Board Member Caye Caulker Community Sailing Club Press Release - The island of Caye Caulker is gearing up for the Caye Caulker Community...
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PLB Opening Season starts; San Pedro Pirates not participating
The 2023 Opening Season of the Premier League of Belize (PLB) kicked off over the weekend, hosting games nationwide. The teams participating in the new football season include PLB’s Closing Season champions Verdes, Altitude, Progresso FC, Police United, Benque United, Port Layola, Wagiya SC, and Bandits. Unfortunately for island football fans, the San Pedro Pirates Football Club will be absent this season.
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San Pedro football teams represent the island well at NAIC; the tournament moves to the semifinals
The National Amateur Interdistrict Championship (NAIC) 2023 football tournament is nearing its end, with the semi-finals taking place this weekend. Among the 18 teams that joined the tournament on June 17th, Ambergris Caye was represented by Shark Shooters FC and Terror Squad FC. Both teams represented the island well but fell short of advancing to the final rounds.
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501 Fight Night III: features a night of beach brawls and a new Featherweight champion
This past weekend, on Saturday, July 22nd, hundreds of spectators flocked to the beach in front of La San Pedrana Bar and Grill at the Holiday Hotel for the third edition of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 501 Fight Night III: Trinity. MMA fans enjoyed an evening lined up with several fights (Jiu- Jitsu and MMA), with a main event that saw Belize City-based Rahyem Lambey take home the Featherweight title belt.
Community and Society
San Pedro’s Powerlifting Champion Mary Gonzalez-Rodriguez to represent Belize at regional tournament in the Cayman Islands
Island powerlifting athlete Mary Gonzalez-Rodriguez is all geared up, trained, and ready to represent Belize in the upcoming North American Powerlifting Association (NAPF 2023) regional powerlifting tournament set to take place from August 6th through the 12th in the Cayman Islands.
Community and Society
MMA Fight Night III: Trinity to take place on San Pedro beach this weekend
The third edition of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, 501 Fight Night III: Trinity, is set for Saturday, July 22nd , on the beach in front of La San Pedrana Bar and Grill at the Holiday Hotel. The downtown venue hosted the organizers and fighters on Thursday, July 20th, for a press conference introducing the fighters and sharing information about the event.
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National Sports Council sponsors Track Suits for Belize Powerlifting Athletes competing at the North American Regional Powerlifting Championship (NAPF 2023) in the Cayman Islands
The National Sports Council of Belize (NSC) held a brief ceremony on July 19th, at the Marion Jones Conference Room with athletes of the Belize Powerlifting Association (BPA). The event marked the donation of track suits for the national team of powerlifting athletes who are traveling to represent Belize at the North American Powerlifting Association (NAPF 2023) regional powerlifting championship scheduled for August 6th to 12th in the Cayman Islands.
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Island athletes Kian Trejo and Kent ‘Bob’ Gabourel participate in a cyclist race in Cancun, Mexico
Over the weekend, on Saturday, July 8th, islanders Kent ‘Bob’ Gabourel and Kian Trejo participated in the night road bicycle race dubbed Criterium Cancun 2023 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The event consisted of a close-circuit race on the cobblestoned route at Cancun's Malecon Tajamar (stone-built embankment).