A CONTINGENT of 28, of which 22 are athletes, will head to Cali, Colombia to represent Guyana at the inaugural Junior Pan-American Games which will run from November 25 to December 5.

Badminton: Narayan Ramdhani (coach), Priyanna Ramdhani, Akili Haynes, Tyrese Jeffrey; Boxing: Terrence Poole (coach), Alesha Jackman, Patrick Harvey, Travis Inverary; Squash: Garfield Wiltshire, Shomari Wiltshire, Samuel Ince-Carvalhal, Michael Alphonso; Table Tennis: Idi Lewis (coach), Miguel Wong, Jonathan Van Lange; Weightlifting: Sean Cozier, Esther Nurse; Athletics: Johnny Gravesande (coach), Revon Williams, Noelex Holder, Kelisa Smith, Chantoba Bright, Kenisha Phillips and Swimming: Paul Mahaica Sr. (coach), Paul Mahaica Jr, Patrice Mahaica, Leon Seaton, Aleka Persaud

Kalam Juman-Yassin, president of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA),, delivered the charge to the Guyanese athletes and officials on Friday afternoon, and stressed the need for them to be good ambassadors and role models.

Guyana’s delegation would be led by Chef-de-Mission Deirdre Edghill, and has a physiotherapist, Jana Edghill, who will also act as the COVID-19 compliance officer.
GOA treasurer, Garfield Wiltshire, pointed out that Eureka Labs provided the PCR tests for the entire Guyana contingent free of charge, like it did for the country’s delegation at the Tokyo Olympic Games earlier this year.