Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charless Ramson Jr., Friday met with some members of Guyana’s Pan Am Games contingent and urged the athletes to give of their best.
According to a press release, Minister Ramson Jr., also told the athletes to be proud representatives and use the opportunity as a building block for the achievement of greater heights in all aspects of their career as athletes and general development.
Present at the meeting were members of the Guyana Olympic Association whose president Godfrey Munroe also expressed similar sentiments to the athletes.
The hybrid meeting took place at the Boardroom of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and according to the release, forms part of the new protocol between the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, National Sports Commission and Guyana Olympic Association as it relates to meeting with national athletes.
According to the release, the meeting was to ensure that all systems were in place to aid the athletes’ performances and well-being. It was also used to wish them well prior to their sojourn.
Ramson Jr., extended well wishes on behalf of himself, the Government of Guyana and the people of Guyana.
He also spoke individually to the managers and coaches of the respective disciplines, engaging them on their preparedness for competition.
The Minister queried whether there were any challenges, or areas that the two organisations could collaborate on to improve the athletes’ prospects at the games.
Godfrey Munroe, was present with members of his Executive Committee. He delivered a charge and wished all the athletes well on behalf of the GOA.
Guyana will be represented in the disciplines of Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Swimming Weight Lifting and Esport The Chef-de-Mission is Deion Nurse.
Team Guyana
Archery 1st –5th November
• Wayne De Abreu Athletics 29 October–
4 November
• Immanuel Archibald Men’s 100 and
200 Metres
• Leslain Baird Men’s Javelin
• Keliza Smith Women’s 100 Metres
• Jasmine Abrams Women’s 400 Metres
• Aliyah Abrams Women’s 400 metres
• Johnny Gravesande Coach
Badminton 21st to 25th Oct 2023
• Priyanna Ramdhani Women’s Singles
• Jonathan Mangra Coach
Boxing October 19–27 October 2023
• Desmond Amsterdam Men’s 80kg
• Keevin Allicock Men’s 57kg
• Alesha Jackman Female 66kg
• Emmanuel Pompey Men’s 92kg
• Joel Williamson Men’s 63.5kg
• Terrence Poole Coach
Table Tennis 29th October–5th November 2023
• Shemar Britton Men’s Singles and
Mixed Doubles
• Chelsea Edghill Women’s Singles and
Mixed Doubles
• Idi Lewis Coach
Taekwondo 21st –24th October 2023
• Ceili Peterson Women’s Kyorugi -49 Kg
• Ramphal Ramjeet Manager Coach
Weight Lifting 21–24 October 2023
• Krystol Chanderban Women’s 52 KG
• Shammah Noel – Men’s 81kg
• Sean Cozier Coach
Swimming October 20th to 26th
• Alika Persaud
• Raekwon Noel
• Sean Baksh Coach
Esport 30th Oct to 5th November 2023
•Hemchandra Persaud athlete – Soccer
• Shoaib Juman-Yassin Coach/Manager
Physiotherapist
• Vanessa Wickham
Chef de Mission
• Deion Nurse
