From Emmerson Campbell in Suriname
Hosts Suriname sent Guyana home with a treasure chest full of silver when the second and final leg of this year’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG) concluded last night at the Ismay van Wilden Sporthal.
The second leg, which was contested over the course of three days, included volleyball, swimming, basketball and track and field.
Suriname dominated swimming, the female segment of volleyball, the male segment of basketball and inexplicably, the overall top honours in track and field.
Guyana’s only overall gold for a discipline game in the female segment of basketball.
In the first leg in August, hosts Guyana won at cycling and table-tennis while their rivals took top honours in chess and football.
The aim of the under-19 games is to create