The athletes and coaches from table tennis, 3×3 basketball and swimming who are competing in the first wave of the South American Youth Games arrived safely in Argentina and have started going about their tasks in relation to their respective sports disciplines.
This is according to a Chef-de-Mission of the sojourn, Nalini McKoy.
Fifteen athletes between the ages of 14 and 17 will represent Guyana in five disciplines during the third developmental games which get underway today and conclude May 8.
According to McKoy, the technical meetings for table tennis and swimming were conducted yesterday, while the technical meeting for 3×3 basketball will take place today.
Competition in the various sports disciplines commence today at 9.00 am with the swimmers Paul Mahaica, Leon Seaton, Patrice Mahaica and Ariel Rodrigues taking to the pool. The table tennis players go into action an hour later with the girls Jasmine Billingy and Thuraia Thomas playing at that time and the boys Jonathan Van Lange and Krystian Sahadeo playing at 11.10 am. Swimmer Vladimir Woodroffe’s first event is tomorrow.
Guyana plays Venezuela in the 3×3 basketball at 11.25 am tomorrow.
The welcoming ceremony for Team Guyana will take place at 11:00 am today, at Flag Square.
