Dr. Karen Pilgrim, the Chef de Mission of Team Guyana’s delegation to the Commonwealth Games along with General Team Manager, Nalini McKoy, arrived in Birmingham, England on Thursday ahead of yesterday’s all important Delegation Registration Meeting (DRM) for the event which kicks off next Thursday.
According to Dr. Pilgrim, the DRM encompassed all final arrangements for the local delegation.
“We went through the names of the athletes and the events that they are doing and room allotments at the three Games Villages. Also the names of the officials just to make sure that they were all in place and assigned to the right spots.”
Dr. Pilgrim added, “So all those were confirmed, the number of rooms etc, and then we were given the information on what would be our next steps and collecting the keys for the rooms which had to be done on site at the relevant villages.”
Along with the 32 sportsmen and women, coaches, officials, media and medical staff numbering 16, will comprise Guyana’s 48-member outfit to the XX11 Commonwealth Games.
Team Guyana will compete in the following disciplines at the games: athletics, which will be represented by 10 persons; boxing (3); cycling (one); swimming (4); squash (4), badminton (2) and table tennis (8).
The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, except in 1942 and 1946, takes place every four years.
According to the organizers, 72 nations and territories will be participating in Birmingham 2022. Around 6,500 athletes and team officials will make their appearance at this event.
