QAYYIM Academy has registered its school’s archery club under the auspices of Archery Guyana.

Archery Guyana Head Coach Nicholas Hing presented to Qayyim Academy’s Principal Bibi Romena Constantine-Mohamed their official certificate of registration and affiliation, together with a bow-and-arrow set, at a simple ceremony at the school’s compound.

“Qayyim Academy”, also the name of the school’s archery club, has been quite active for a few months now under the guidance of Archery Guyana member Mr. Saeed Karim, who is also a teacher there. Miss Romena, as the Principal is normally addressed by her students and teachers, is very enthusiastic about having the students involved in sports, and is excited to have archery as one of the sports developed in schools.

The club has already built their own targets and quivers, and has also acquired some equipment in the form of bows and arrows.

This is another step in Archery Guyana’s vision of developing the sport at the grassroots level, beginning in the schools, with the aim of discovering and encouraging athletes from the primary to the university level, thereby ensuring the widest possible participation in its effort to find the best archers to represent Guyana, both regionally and internationally, specifically at the Olympic Games.

Archery Guyana is committed to providing the necessary training for instructors and certified coaches and judges, both junior and senior. With this in mind, Archery Guyana sees archery as an additional event at school sports, whether Inter-House, Inter-Schools or Nationals, thereby fostering a competitive spirit among learners, as well as the camaraderie that archery is internationally known for.