The inaugural National Sports Academy, featuring 12 core sports commenced yesterday with participation in two disciplines, squash and volleyball at two different venues in the city.
On hand to witness the historic occasion were Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., and Director of Sports Steve Ninvalle.
The two top sports officials attended the opening sessions at the at the National Racquet Centre and the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall of the nation’s first ever National Sports Academy.
At the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, squash players under the guidance of National Coach Carl Ince, began training in what the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) president Owen Verwey described as a momentous occasion.