Guyana’s 13-member contingent scheduled to depart on Wednesday for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago was unveiled yesterday at Olympic House.
The delegation consists of five officials and eight athletes who will represent the nation in the disciplines of track and field and swimming during the seventh edition of the event which gets underway on August 4.
The five officials on the week-long sojourn dubbed Trinbago2023 are, Team Leader, Nalini McKoy, Coaches Julian Edmonds and Shyka Gonsalves, Doctor Victor Allen and Physiotherapist, Vanessa Wickham.
During the press briefing yesterday it was disclosed that the cream of the Commonwealth’s Youth athletes will compete in eight disciplines. They are Track and Field, Swimming, Beach Volleyball, FAST5 Netball, Road Cycling, Track Cycling, Rugby Sevens and Triathlon.
Tianna Springer, the CARIFTA Games and South American U-20 Championship 400m gold medalist, will lead Guyana’s medal charge.
The other athletes are Javon Roberts, Attoya Harvey, Malachai Austin and Narissa McPherson. The swimmers are Ariel Rodrigues, Elliott Gonsalves and Shareefah Lewis.
Springer and Gonsalves will be the flag bearers for Team Guyana at the opening ceremony.
Coaches, Edmonds and Gonsalves both spoke glowingly of their charges and stated that they expect them to give good accounts of themselves.
Meanwhile, President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), Godfrey Monroe stated that the Executive Committee of the association wishes the team success and looks forward to their return with hardware.
