The Government of Guyana is showing its support for track and field by throwing its weight once again behind the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API) scheduled for July 6th at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
While a bevy of Government organisations have stepped up, the Ministry of Communities through its Green Generation programme is the biggest contributor to the athletics mega-event.
Coordinator at the Public Affairs Department of the Ministry of Communities, Danielle Campbell-Lowe, indicated that the values of Green Generation align with the API.
“The Ministry is in its third year of sponsoring the Aliann Pompey Invitational and part of our rationale is that we believe sport and sanitation has a hand in glove effect because of the fact that we need athletes that operate in an environment that is clean and wholesome so that they can perform to their best,” Campbell-Lowe said.
In addition, through the Green Generation programme, the Ministry of Communities made the Leonora area, where the track is located, ‘a green area’ where Aliann Pompey was also a part of a tree planting exercise. The area was also declared a litter-free zone.
Meanwhile, the National Sports Commission and the Ministry of Education are also on board with the event in a major way with Director of Sport Christopher Jones saying that events such as these indicate the diversity of a nation that can accomplish great things.
Aliann Pompey said that the support shown by the government is overwhelming and has allowed the event to grow into the success that it has become.
The API is slated for a 15:00 hours start with the opening ceremony expected at 16:00 hours.
