ARCHERY Guyana has secured a historic first in achieving affiliate status with the National Paralympic Committee of Guyana.

This achievement typifies Archery Guyana’s desire and drive to ensure that every Guyanese archer, however talented they are, be afforded the very best opportunity to excel and pursue their dreams and ambitions of participation at the highest levels of the sport of Archery.

On Wednesday president of Archery Guyana, Mohamed Khan, and secretary-general, Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, received the Certificate of Affiliate status from president of the National Paralympic Committee of Guyana (NPCG) Wilton Spencer and secretary-general. Beverly Pile.

Spencer noted that the NPCG is internationally affiliated to the International Paralympic Committee and emphasised how pleased he was to grant affiliate status to Archery Guyana.

At the moment Archery Guyana is the first and only affiliate sporting body to the NPCG.
Khan noted Archery Guyana’s pleasure in achieving this status, as being not only ground-breaking, but also completing a circle of objectives desired by Archery Guyana.

With this status every single Guyanese archer of every capability can now compete at the highest level in the sport of Archery.