Four athletes, two Olympic youth campers and four officials make up the Guyana delegation for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
Six of the 10, are locally based and will depart Guyana tomorrow for the United States of America en-route to Beijing.
Three athletes will compete in track and field and they are Marian Burnett, who will compete in the women’s 800m, Aliann Pompey, who is down for the women’s 400m and Adam Harris who has qualified for the men’s 200m.
The fourth athlete for the Games is 17-year-old locally-based swimmer Niall Roberts.
The athletes will be accompanied by Chef-de-mission Noel Adonis, swimming coach Stephanie Fraser, track and field team manger, Cornel Rose, and track& field coach Joseph Ryan as the officials of the delegation. Meanwhile, local middle distance queen Alika Morgan and junior cycling sensation Geron Williams will join approximately 800 teenagers from nations worldwide to participate in the 2008 Beijing Youth Camp programme.
The two were identified by the GOA earlier this year to participate in the camp because of their accomplishments in their respective sport.
According to the Olympic website (www.olympic.org) the camp is aimed at fostering exchange and friendship between young people of various countries and educating them to understand and carry forward the Olympic spirit.
