Olympic Games exhibition at the National Library
IN a mere 92 days the sporting world will converge in Paris, France, for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
The highly anticipated games will feature around 11,000 athletes in 32 sports, battling from July 26th to August 11th.

The Embassy of France has partnered with the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA)
and UNICEF to host a one-of-a-kind Olympic exhibition at the National
Library in the lead-up to the games later this year.

President of the Guyana Olympic Association, Godfrey Munroe, told the gathering that joining hands with the French Embassy aligns with their goals and lends more significance to the Olympic Charter.
‘It was an easy decision because it fulfils our mandate, which is [sic] the values of the Olympics, fair play and all those intrinsic values that we want our children, our citizens and everyone in our nation to emulate.”

Munroe said they have a plan of activities to highlight the games as it gets closer to the start date.
“The series of activities we have until the Olympics will be quite interesting and we ask you to join us…. to have fun events engaging the public and have competitive activities in different sport disciplines.”

He noted that they also will host an essay competition and move the exhibition around the country.
UNICEF representative Gabriel Vockel said that the spirit of the games means much more than sports “Values that I hope we can say is [sic] really universal: respect, integrity, trust accountability, care and sustainability, just reflecting that 2024 will be the
first gender-parity games.”

“UNICEF is particularly happy to partner in this venture because that is at the heart of our work, it [is] about inclusion and equality, it’s about having the same chances.”

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr said the Summer
Games is an example of excellence on display.

‘The Olympics is really an exhibition of the finest version of human ability and capability’
Prime Minister Mark Philips said the government welcomes the exhibition showcasing the Games
“This exhibition is a fitting introduction to the public of one of the world’s most anticipated sporting spectacles, the Olympic Games; its anticipation is greater considering it’s the first Olympic games following the deadly, devastating pandemic which restricted attendance at the Tokyo games.”

French Embassy Charge de Affairs Jean-Jacques Forté emphasised what can be learnt from the Games in wider society.
“2024 is not a mere date and it marks a century since France has hosted the Olympic Games,[a] century filled with remarkable progress, fantastic achievements, but also with numerous challenges.”

He said that the world can learn from athletes at the Olympic Games: “We must strive just as athletes strive to achieve world records, we must fight for peace in the world….Olympism is indeed about universal values.
“These are ideals that guide athletes through the ages and it unites us as a global community shared by France and Guyana, whose bonds will be further strengthed next year with the opening of the French Embassy in Georgetown.”