AMIDST thunderous roars Guyana were last evening declared the winners of the first leg of the tri-nation Inter-Guiana Games which concluded last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. 

Contesting against teams from Suriname, and French Guiana, at the multisport event, Guyana finished first in athletics, second in basketball and third in swimming, to take the overall lead.. Second place went to Suriname, who finished first in swimming and second in athletics. In basketball Suriname finished first for the Boys and third on the Girls side.
The competition, played out at different venues across Georgetown over the past three days, began last Friday with the swimming which was held at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.
The various teams were presented with their trophies last evening at the closing ceremony which was chaired by Director of Sport Neil Kumar.
Kumar, during an address noted that Guyana were very much looking forward to the next stage of the two-leg Games. The next leg will be held in Suriname.
Also making addresses during the closing ceremony were representatives from the guest nations, as well as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Alfred King, who officially declared the Games closed.