As of Tuesday, October 17, 2023
#By TENAJH SWEETING
#Tribune Sports Reporter
#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net
#THE NPC Worldwide Caribbean Grand Prix is scheduled to get underway at the Atlantis resort on November 11.
#The event will serve as a pro-qualifier for athletes and features nine pro cards. The event will begin with registration and check-ins from 5-7pm on November 10 and the preliminaries start at 10am on Saturday.
#Twelve Bahamian bodybuilders will be in the hunt for their pro cards to compete at the professional level.
#Serge Saric, the event’s organiser, is excited about the opportunity at stake for athletes coming from around the world.
#“This opportunity will be given to the entire world to turn pro, we will change the lives of nine persons because they will turn professional and escalate their careers and earn a living doing what they love to do,” Saric said.
#He is expecting 1,000 people from around the world to attend this event and athletes have already started to register which can have positive ramifications for tourism in the country.
#“A lot of people are going to be coming from all over the world since it is open worldwide and we have already had people sign up from Qatar, Europe, Middle East, South America and a lot of Americans are going to be coming and athletes, especially from the islands of the Caribbean,” he said.
#Athletes will be competing in nine divisions. The categories include men and women’s physique, bikini, figure, classic physique, men and women’s bodybuilding, fitness, and wellness.
#The event organiser is excited to see Bahamians in action and credited former professional bodybuilder Joel Stubbs as the president of the Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness and Fitness Federation (BBWFF). “The coaching is really great in The Bahamas and we are looking to see some incredible athletes from The Bahamas going for these nine pro cards,” he said.
#For individuals interested in attending the event the cost is $55 for general admission, and $75 for VIP which includes watching the preliminaries and finals.
#Athletes that have not registered for the competition as yet can sign up online at www.worldsportspromotions.com or they can sign up in person at the event and pay a $50 late fee as registration closes on November 8.
#Saric said he is looking for the Bahamian public to come out and support the local athletes and made an appeal for local sponsors.
#“We really would love to have local sponsors come and support this,” he said.
#For individuals or companies interested in supporting the event or setting up a booth they can reach out via email at sergesaric@gmail.com