The blink/bmobile Olympic Community Clash series which kicked off on July 8 at Irwin Park, Siparia, where, along with celebrity sport and media guests, Siparia's fittest, fastest and most flamboyant, vied for cash and tech prizes and the bragging rights of being crowned Siparia's blink/bmobile Olympic Clash Champions. They parachuted, pulled, tunnelled, sprinted, putted, skied, chipped and bounced. In the end, the RBL Strikers emerged the winners and copped the coveted $10,000 prize for the charity of their choice-Living Waters, Home for the Aged. Eleven community groups competed to win for their charity of choice, with the majority of them challenging to benefit various youth groups.
However, the interests of senior citizens, battered women and abused children were also strongly represented with the collaboration of other corporate sponsors including Republic Bank, the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, the Police Service and the Siparia Regional Corporation. Cricket icons Brian Lara and Darren Ganga were the surprise celebrity judges and were joined by special guests Minister of Transport Chandresh Sharma and Member of Parliament for Princes Town Nela Khan. The top three teams, RBL Strikers, JLD Family and MOWI, St Patrick, took away more than $50,000 in cash and prizes, while enjoying a thrilling concert performance by Shurwayne Winchester. The second clash took place on Sunday at The Barrackpore Recreational Ground in Barrackpore.
