The 185th year of Emancipation and the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Demerara Slave Revolt will be observed in August 2023 and in honour of these milestones, the inaugural Emancipation Games will be launched.
This is according to a release from the Emancipation Games Committee.
The release said that the Emancipation Games, which will be an annual event, are set for 4 & 5 August 2023 and will come on the heels of the traditional Emancipation Day celebrations of August 1.
Several events are planned for the Games and will include the feature Emancipation Race that consists of a long-distance road race open to all interested runners and aimed at culminating the celebration of emancipation and acknowledging the 1823 Demerara Slave Revolt.
Consultations with several villages about the Games have begun and similar engagements with other villages will be held, the release said. The list of participating villages will be announced upon completion of the consultations. The Emancipation Games Committee is also evaluating several grounds on the East Coast for the hosting of the Games.
The Emancipation Games are being held under the aegis of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana as a legacy to people of African descent.
