Following a Management Committee meeting yesterday, it was confirmed that the National Schools’ Championships will be staged from November 23-27 at the National Stadium and the National Aquatic Centre.
The Swimming Champ-ionships will be held on November 23 at the Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal while the National Stadium at Providence will host the Cycling and Track and Field segments of the 55th Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education-coordinated championships.
In addition to the swimming competition, two field events, Long Jump and Shot Putt along with the 10km Road Race, 40km and 25km Cycle Road Race will also take place on Monday, November 23.
According to a release, the Games Village will be established on Woolford Avenue with Tutorial High School, North Georgetown Primary and Secondary Schools, Richard Ishmael Secondary and Stella Maris being the residences of the 16 Districts from across Guyana that will compete.
Competitions Director, Ceon Bristol, stated that the Games Secretariat will officially open on October 28 where the entries from the various Districts will be cleared and entered for a national event next month end.
The Opening Ceremony for the National Schools’ Championships is scheduled for Tuesday, November 23 at 10:30am at the National Stadium.
The release further stated that the Management Committee includes Bristol, Coleen Liddell, Lance Baptiste, Samantha Alleyne, Desiree Ogle, Glendon Fogenay and GTU President, Mark Lyte, Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Education, Delma Nedd and Edison Jefford.
