Team chosen for Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe

Chantoba Bright 
Chantoba Bright 

The first edition of the Caribbean Games will be staged in Guadeloupe from June 29 to July 3 and Guyana will be represented in three of the seven disciplines.

This is according to Chef de Mission, Deion Nurse.

Nurse told this newspaper yesterday that Team Guyana’s 21-member contingent will be participating in the disciplines of Track and Field, Basketball 3×3 and Swimming.

Raekwon Noel 

The sports which will be contested during the multi-sport Regional championship event are Track and Field, Basketball 3×3, Cycling, Futsal, Judo, Swimming and Netball.

Nurse further stated that Guyana’s participation hinges on the issuance of the French visas which the team members are awaiting.

The local contingent is as follows: 

Track and Field

Chantoba Bright, Joanna Archer, Kenisha Phillips, Jovanna Cornette

 Tia Azore, Loneil Marks, Keiron DeSouza, Revon Williams

Coach Glenton Pantlitz

Basketball

Stanton Rose, Timothy Thompson, Kimol Grimmond, Yonnic Tappin

Coach Sileena Arjune

Swimming 

Patrice Mahaica, Zara Crane, Sekhel Tzedeq

Paul Mahaica Jr, Raekwon Noel

Coach Paul Mahaica Snr

The Games which are for countries in the Caribbean, Central American country, Belize and South American countries, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, will be overseen by the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC).