PRESIDENT of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Kamal Juman-Yassin is concerned that its affiliates are not adhering to request made for athletes/associations to submit the necessary information regarding doping in sports.Yassin who was addressing members of the media yesterday at Olympic House said the GOA had requested from its affiliates that they submit the request forms as to their athletes’ daily whereabouts, training schedule and other information so that the GOA can keep records and have on the spot checks for drug use.

This comes in the wake of Guyana’s Gumendra Shewdas being stripped of his gold medal title which he won last year in the United States.
According to Yassin, the GOA requested from its affiliates information that will assist to determine weather drug tests should be carried out on athletes, prior to them being selected to represent Guyana at international or regional events.
Yassin said to date only the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) and the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) have responded favourably.
The GOA boss lamented the fact that despite repeated requests, other associations have not responded.
This Yassin believes could have negative consequences on Guyana’s participation at international events.
Yassin said the GOA especially requested from the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) the status of their athletes that have been selected for the South American Games which will commence in Chile on March 7, but they are still to get a reply.
According to Yassin, the boxers and track athletes that will be attending the South American Games in Chile will be judged by their performances at that Games to determine if they can represent Guyana at the Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games which will be officially opened on July 23.
Chef-de-Mission of the Guyana contingent for the South American Games, Gokarn Ramdhani in brief remarks, yesterday, said the flight arrangements have already been completed and the Guyana delegation is awaiting the date of departure.
The former Chief magistrate, Yassin, said by participating at the South American Games, and hopefully the XX Commonwealth Games and the staging of the Guyana Boxing Association’s Goodwill tournament, is proof of the work the GOA is doing to ensure local athletes get the needed exposure.
Meanwhile, a second Summer Youth Olympic Games is billed for Nanjing, China beginning August 28 and Guyana is expected to be represented by four athletes.
The submission of names has to be done by next month, and according to GOA’s executive member Dr. Karen Pilgrim, Guyana plans to send one male and one female swimmer, one female table tennis player and one male track and field athlete.