THE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) has released a packed itinerary for the two-month summer break that comprises a number of youth and community camps with sport being a prominent part of the exercises to be conducted.

Camps are also being set up with the aim of specialising in the development of specific sporting areas.

According to Director of Sport Neil Kumar, a target of 61 community camps and 27 sports specific camps are scheduled to be up and running in the next few weeks.

Kumar said that this is in keeping with the Ministry’s attempts to develop the local sports arena by having properly qualified individuals in the various disciplines. This includes officials, physicians as well as sportsmen and sportswomen.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony is to kick off the Under-15 cricket academy at the National Stadium on Monday, while the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), has already organised a workshop to train teachers in level one coaching techniques, in an effort to incorporate table tennis into the school system.

A cycling camp will begin on Monday at the National Park.

The Colgrain Swimming Pool will host the swimming camp while the cricket camp will be held at the National Stadium.

Two camps are being set up for basketball at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) and the National Gymnasium.

Volleyball, karate and chess are also expected to be part of the programme.