Guyana squash teams participation in the Qualifiers for the Pan American Championships in Cartagena, Colombia next month received a timely financial boost from the Guyana Olympic Association.
Guyana will join other top teams in the Pan Am region including the United States of America, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and Peru at the championships scheduled for June 4-10 in the South American country.
The Executive Committee of the Guyana Olympic Association supported the GSA whose teams will be looking to qualify for the Pan Am Games to be held later this year in Santiago, Chile.
President of the GSA, David Fernandes, thanked the Executive Committee of the GOA for the support received. Guyana men and women’s teams are the defending Caribbean Championships, winning the team championships and capturing gold in the men and women’s doubles at last year’s competition.
Guyana women placed 6th while the men’s team finished 10th at the last Pan Am qualifiers in 2019 falling short of qualifying for the games.
At the handover ceremony, Secretary-General of the GOA, Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, wished the GSA teams best wishes in their quest for championship honours. The General Secretary acknowledged Guyana’s strong women’s players including the legendary Nicolette Fernandes and the current Caribbean and National women’s champion Ashley Khalil.
