Team Guyana’s contingent of 177 strong departed these shores yesterday for neighbouring Paramaribo, Suriname, where they will compete in eight disciplines for top honours at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) over the course of the next three days.
After arriving in Suriname, the contingent took part in the opening ceremony while the respective officials had their technical meeting. Team Guyana will get into action today in the disciplines of basketball (male and female), chess, tennis, football, futsal, and athletics. The athletics team’s medal pursuit will be spearheaded by sprinters Tianna Springer and Ezekiel Newton.
Meanwhile, the swim team and chess team will dive into action tomorrow. The complete list of the teams is below.
The athletics team comprises: coaches: Christopher Gaskin, Carla Rodney, and Robin Phillips; Physiotherapist: Noelex Holder; Technical Official: Keniesha Headley; and Manager: Mayfield Taylor-Trim. The athletes are: 100M Girls: Athaleyha Hinckson, Krystal Morris; 100M Boys: Ezekiel Newton, Jaheel Cornette; 200M Girls: Tianna Springer, Athaleyha Hinckson; 200M Boys: Ezekiel Newton, Jaheel Cornette; 400M Girls: Tianna Springer, Joanna Anton; 400M Boys: Enock Munroe, Afi Blair; 800M Girls: Joanna Anton, Marissa Thomas; 800M Boys: Jevon Roberts, Kaiden Persaud; 1500M Girls: Esther McKinnon, Marissa Thomas; 1500M Boys: Jevon Roberts, Jamol Sullivan; 3000M Girls: Esther McKinnon, Donel Fraser; 5000M Boys: Jamol Sullivan, David Bovell; Shot Put Girls: Latifah James, Tamara Mingo; Shot Put Boys: Jamie Fraser, Jaheme Henry; Discus Girls: Latifah James, Sheneque Holder; Discus Boys: Jamie Fraser, Jaheme Henry; Javelin Girls: Sheneque Holder, Tamara Mingo; Javelin Boys: Kaidon Persaud, Robert Marcus; Long Jump Girls: Amritsar Hector, Tamara Harvey; Long Jump Boys: Rodel Greene, Emanuel Adams; Triple Jump Girls: Krystal Morris, Amritsar Hector; Triple Jump Boys: Rodel Greene, Robert Marcus; High Jump Girls: Zeryssa McRae; and High Jump Boys: Emmanuel Adams.
Meanwhile, the swimming contingent comprises Manager Peter Sookram, Coach Mary Chung, and Technical Official Yelema Phillips. The athletes are: Boys Squad: Elliot Gonsalves; Ethan Gonsalves; Vladimir Woodroffe; Marius Ramkhelawan; Paul Mahaica; Aarav Singh; Jeremy Sookram; and Jeron Sookram. The Girls Squad: Zara Crane; Shareefh Lewis; Patrice Mahaica; Andica Vieira; Maiya Ifill; Jessica Sookram; Heaven Belony; and Kyra Soares
The basketball delegation features officials Warren Wilson, Ann Gordon, Abdulla Hamid, Ruddy Sampson, Courtenay Taylor, and Ronaldo Teixeira. The athletes are: Boys Squad: Alafin Joseph; Arrien Vanleuin; Brandon McKoy; Carmelo Man-Son-Hing; Cordel Hoyte; Ezekiel Griffith; Ezekiel Saul; Giovanni Tracey; Joel Estrido; Kelon Phillips; and Shauntese Campbell. The Girls Squad comprises: Akeelah Campbell; Alisande Jaiserrsingh; Breann Richie; Brianna Benjamin; Kassidy Woolford; Lanasha Mohamed; Malia Samuels; Rehaicia Romain; Rihanna Archer; Sherel Leacock; Tayla Grey; and Tavishtie Persaud.
In terms of the chess unit, the officials are: Anthony Drayton; Archana Joshi; and Dhanwattie Rajkumar. The Girls Squad features Aniyah Couchman, Aditi Joshi, Maliha Rajkumar, and Italy Tonne-Chung, while the Boys Squad contains Kyle Couchman, Ricardo Narine, Alexander Zhang, and Nicholas Zhang.
Tennis will be represented by Kimora Erskine, Niomi Erskine, Jessica Grannum, Renola Jordan, Paul Kalekeyzi, and Christin Richmond in the girl’s team, while the boy’s squad is made up of Jonathan Jordan, Elwyn Lewis, Denzel Luther, Alexander Parkinson, Jose Rodrigues, and Gerald Scotland. The officials are: Donnie Anderson; Gavin Lewis; Andre Erskine; and Leroy Chapman.
In terms of futsal, the Girls Squad features: Martha Chance; Aniez de Vair; Tanya de Vair; Sue Edwards; Kimora Edwards; Aquenna Griffith; Rayanna Harris; Myrlie Jack; Tytheon Jones; Alea Pedro; Britney Poonsammy; Angel Ramnirajin; Condoleeza Rawlins; Ciaria Sarius; Dellana Small; Nakasi St. Jules; Akeela Ramnirajin; and Latoya Williams. The Boys Squad features: Jonathan Andries; Gerry Burnette; Joshua Fleming; Jameal Garnett; Shem James; Keishon Leacock; Emmanuel Lewis; Krishna Louis; Dexter Milo; Andre Nelson; Kvist Paul; Omar Sam; Duquain Samuels; Shemaiah Samuels; Bryan Wharton; Deon Chappelle; and Shakeel King.
The officials are: head coach Vurlon Mills; assistant coach Levi Braithwaite; physiotherapist Natisha Mokutnauth; and team officials Delon Williams and Naseya Brewster. On the other hand, the volleyball Girls Squad contains: Dessia Andrews; Amelia Bangatt; Tracy Caesar; Beyonce Dundas; Wonda Isaacs; Tiea Isaacs; Rennia Liverpool; Renata Liverpool; Aaliyah Mahabir; Britney Poonsammy; Jania Squires; and Christal Welch.
The Boys Squad comprises: Deron Aaron; Deondre Alcee; Akadian Andrews; Harold Booker; Micah Chichester; Reaz Farinha; Dua Grant; Clarence Lucius; Parmanand Marven; Nicholas Ramdial; Jaden Watkins; and Orandi Welcome. The officials are: Coach: Rodney Fredericks; Shennelly Kendall; Levi Nedd; Errol Fingal; and David Luen.
