THE President of the Athletics Association of Guyana Amanda Hermonstyne along with General Secretary James Cole and Second Vice President Mayfield Taylor will be the officials representing Guyana at the World Athletics Congress.

The congress will be held on the sidelines of the World Athletics Championship set for Tokyo City from the 13th to the 21st of September at the Japan National Stadium.
General Secretary Cole, speaking to Guyana Chronicle says they have begun preparation to represent the country well at the congress.
“Within the past week also, the President, General Secretary and the first and Second Vice President were attending two weeks of online courses that deal with AI sessions and governance,” Cole said.

Meanwhile on the track, Guyana will be represented by lone athlete Olympian Emmanuel Archibald.
Archibald has made in the finals of the long jump at the several events including the Pan American, South American and Commonwealth games.
His previous success has been in the 100 metre where he holds the national record of 10.09 seconds and has amassed 2 silver medals, one Pan American Games bronze and one South American Championship bronze.

Archibald also represented Guyana at the World Championship in 100-metre dash in 2022 and 2023 reaching as far as the semifinals.