Minimum standards needed for teams, athletes flying the national colours – Ali

President Irfaan Ali

There will be greater involvement of the government to ensure minimum standards are set for athletes and all sporting teams representing Guyana.

So said President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation yesterday on his Facebook Page.

In the eight and a half-minute address, the President stated that he had engagements with “a lot of sportsmen and women and received a lot of calls” concerning the way athletes are treated and how sporting associations are governed.