–    Kumar upbeat about chances of recapturing IGG Title
A delegation of  155 athletes and officials departed Guyana today bound for Suriname where they will represent the Land of Many Waters at this year’s Inter Guiana Games from October 20 – 23.

The Dutch speaking nation will host Guyana and French Guiana as the three countries battle in the disciplines of chess, football (male and female), basketball (male), cycling (male and female), swimming and athletics.

Speaking with Chronicle Sport yesterday, prior to the team’s departure, Director of Sports Neil Kumar expressed his satisfaction, and how impressed he was with the putting together of the teams for the various disciplines.

“I think this is one of our better teams as compared to the last one. I think that the people in charge really did a good job with the teams,” declared Kumar.

The long standing sports director admitted to his words being a bit cliché, but nonetheless singled out Chris Bowman and Lugard Mohan for their work done with the male basketball team along with female team coach Robert ‘Bobby’ Cadogan and male football team coach Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Brathwaite for what he’s calling a “job well done in preparing championship caliber teams”.

“We also have athletics and I also must say that Mr. Colin  Boyce  and the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) did a great job because I know that we have to win back that Athletics trophy that we lost to Suriname in French Guyana last year,” explained Kumar.

Basketball, football and athletics were the three sports that were singled out as very important for Guyana’s chances of dethroning arch rivals Suriname.

At the 2010 first leg in French Guiana, Suriname upstaged Guyana in the track and field; an area in which the Guyanese has had a strong hold for several years.

“I know the other disciplines will do well, but basketball (male), football and athletics are the three disciplines we need to win. Swimming will do their best, chess, cycling also do well, but those three sports need to be a must win for us if we are to beat Suriname and even French Guiana because they too have been working hard over the years to really compete,” Kumar noted.

The Andre Kampervene Stadium will host the Athletics and Football Matches, while Basketball will be played at the Anthony Nestly Stadium and swimming at the Parima Pool.

Swimming:
Male – George De Moura, Hannibal Gaskin, Mark Jardin, Ronaldo Rodrigues and Joseph Seguina
Female – Athena Gaskin, Onika George, Accalia Khan, Jamilia Sanmoogan, Soroya Simmons and Britany Van Lange.
Coach – Stephanie Fraser
Manager – Jeremy Simmons
Chaperone – Debra Sanmoogan

Track and Field:
Male – Parish Cadogan, Chavez Ageday, Michael Bowman, Tevin Garrway, Nathaniel Giddings, Clarence Greene, Stephan James, Troy Lewis, Marlon Moshett, Bevon Noble, Shiekele Scott, Chavez Sital and Ernesto Thomas.
Female – Jevina Straker, Tiffany Carto, Andrea Foster, Lisa Bowen, Melissa Byass, Shameka Caesar, Juanita Hooper, Marcia Isaacs, Javauna Langford, Alita Moore, Jevina  Sampson, Letitia Myles and Alexis Williams.
Coach – Robert Chisholm
Manager – Pamela Phillips
Chaperone – Wendy Doris

Football – Eon Alleyne, Joshua Browne, Devon Charles, Les-Charles Critchlow, Jahall Greaves, Clarence Huggins, Devon James, Julian Joseph, Jermine Junor, Emmett Leacock, Dwayne Lawrence, Kerwyn Benjamin, Alex Murray, Pernell Shultz, Randolph Wagner, Mark Walton, Delon Wilburg and Daniel Wilson.
Coach – Gordon Brathwaite
Manager – Edward Cort
Referee – Felix Innis

Volleyball
Male – Alwin Adams, Wendell Austin, Ian Bagot, Bepaul Bandoo, Luen David, Amos Latchaya, Trevon McRae, Adriel Moore, Surendra Kumar Motipersaud, Creston Rodney, Jason Seelochan and Julius Seunarine
Female – Allana Bose, Tamala Felix, Gisele Marie Fernandes, Sheereda Gafoor, Cinthia Harris, Tessianna Jones, Nikita Samaroo, Natasha Skeete, Shenne Subrattie, Kathleen Victor and Krysta Amy
Coaches – Randy Adams and Levi Nedd
Manager – Trevor Smith
Referees – Errol Fingal and Lennox Rowe

Basketball:
Male – Dominique Douglas, Dominic Vincente, Linden Fraser, Neil Gordon, Geoffrey La Rose, Richard Mohandatt, Marlon Pollydore, Martin Weatherspoon and Nikkoloi Smith
Female – Kristy Roberts, Kadi-Ann Rowe, Patricia Primus, Tinsel Patterson, Necosia Mitchell, Denisha Layne, Ginell Ifill, Tamara Hunter, Lowquantor Gibson and Briawna Gordon
Coaches – Luard Mohan and Akeem Kanhai (Asst) [Male]
Robert Cadogan and Leona Kyte (Asst) [Female]
Referees – Aubrey Young, Dexter Douglas, Ruddy Sampson
Manager – Wayne Bowman

Cycling – Michael Anthony, Paul De Nobrega, Marcia Dick, Raynauth Jeffery, Neil Reece, Naomi Singh
Coach – Randolph Roberts
Manager – Hassan Mahammad

Chess – Vishnu Rampersaud, Jessica Clementson, Sheriffa Ali, Anthony Drayton and Ron Motilall