Archery Guyana has been deemed fully affiliated to the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) with full affiliate status.
This is according to a release disseminated to the media yesterday by the GOA.
According to the release, during the most recent Council Meeting of the association, it was unanimously agreed that after re-submission of complete documents for full membership and affiliation, Archery Guyana has been deemed fully affiliated to the G.O.A with full affiliate status.
The release went on to state that the Executive Committee of the G.O.A. recognized that two of Archery Guyana’s members, Wayne DeAbreu and Devin Permaul Persaud recently participated in the IX Copa Meringue in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2023.
The Copa Meringue is a World Ranking Event and was the second Qualifier Tournament for the Pan Am Games and was held at the Archery Facility at the Parque Del Este sports complex in Santo Domingo. With the support of their National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Ministry of Sports (MIDEREC) there in Santo Domingo, the Archers were given an extraordinary experience inside the competition field as well as a cultural opportunity.
On May 9, Assistant Secretary of the GOA, Emelia Ramdhani stated at the National Gymnasium that it gives great pleasure for the Guyana Olympic Association to lend support to Archery Guyana’s members.
Receiving the support on behalf of Archery Guyana was Treasurer and Director Robert Singh who shared the exciting news that Archery Guyana’s Devin Persaud-Permaul has earned a spot at Pan Am Games. He expressed sincere thanks to the GOA for the support which will go a far way towards the athlete’s participation.
