Caribbean Times 6th Issue - Monday 27th February 2017

16 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Monday 27th February 2017
National athlete receives corporate sponsorship
Sandals Grande Antigua’s
Kamar Thomas, one of the
nation’s top long-distance
athletes, is all set to run with
the backing of the Luxury-Included
resort company.
Thomas, a supervisor in the
resort’s Aqua Centre, has to
date amassed an impressive
cache of achievements and is
poised to continue his winning
ways.
In the first instance, the
resort company will be covering
the cost of Thomas’ gear
for the next year, with plans
to grow the relationship going
forward. General Manager
Gaurav “Mr G” Sindhi said
Sandals was happy to support
an athlete who has represented
Antigua & Barbuda so
competently.
“For a long time, Kamar
has shown discipline, dedication
and perseverance and
has made Antigua, and by
extension his Sandals family,
proud. This is our way of
showing support to someone
who is both a model athlete
National long-distance athlete
Kamar Thomas.
and a model employee,” Sindhi
said.
The Hurricane Power Athletic
Club had congratulatory
words for the 31-year-old athlete.
“We are proud to introduce
Kamar as one of the most
honest, supportive and hungry
member athletes of our Club.
With this sponsorship, this
will give him the opportunity
in his continued development
under the banner of Sandals,
our club and Antigua and Barbuda,”
a reference letter from
the club read.
Thomas said he was grateful
for the support he has received
from his company as
Kamar Thomas (second right) is joined by the Public Relations
Officer of his club, Hurricane Power Athletics, Mayfra Rosario Medina
(left), and his coach Cordova “Popoy” Simon (second left),
as they display his brand new track & field jacket handed-over by
Sandals Grande Antigua General Manager Gaurav Sindhi (right)
on Friday. Sandals has sponsored Thomas’ racing and training
uniforms.
training can be very costly.
“It can be hard to train as
a top athlete while holding
down a full time job. It’s not
just the cost of uniforms, gear,
proper diet and gym time, but
it’s also about getting support
when you need time off to
travel or a flexible schedule to
train,” Thomas said. “In this
(from left to right) Hurricane Power Athletics Club Vice President Henry Williams, Public Relations Officer
Mayfra Rosario Medina, Coach Cordova “Popoy” Simon, Long distance athlete Kamar Thomas,
Sandals Grande Antigua General Manager Gaurav Sindhi, Assistant Manager of the Aqua Centre at
Sandals Mikhael Watson, and Sandals Public Relations Manager Kyle Christian, with Thomas’ athletic
uniform/gear on display.
way, Sandals has been very
supportive of my training.”
The athlete, born in St
Elizabeth, Jamaica has lived
in Antigua since 2009. As
a member of the Hurricane
Power Athletics Club he has
dominated long-distance running
in Antigua since 2014.
Thomas is the two-time
winner of the Iron Krew Marathon
and has placed first in
various 5K and 10K events on
the athletics calendar locally.
He has also represented Antigua
and Barbuda in Nevis,
Barbados, Guadeloupe and
Guyana.
For 2017 he is preparing
to take Antigua’s flag to several
regional events including
the Guyana Independence
10K, Caricom 10K, Guadeloupe-NACAC
10K and Run
Barbados.