Dear Editor,
I am not sure what criteria were used for Stabroek News to bestow the crown of Guyana‘s most “renowned” coach on the Guyana Police Force coach, Mr Lyndon Wilson. If it was a transparent method used and sanctioned by the Ministry of Sport, the National Sports Commission, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), I will extend my congratulations. This is in relation to an SN interview with Lyndon Wilson dated Tuesday, August 28 by Treiston Joseph.
I have penned many letters in the past stressing the importance of the private sector’s role in the development of sport in Guyana, and its importance to the tourism sector. It was indeed great reading that Mr Wilson also mentioned the two sectors in the interview and hope that he is willing to sit with the members of the AAG, the National Sports Commission and the GOA and share his knowledge for the development of sport, especially track and field. Remember he has first-hand experience from his trip to the 2012 London Olympics.
I believe that it would have hit Guyana real hard when he said in the interview that “when it comes to things like preparation and where we are right now, we are at minus zero.” As an observer of sports, I would not agree with him, because I believe that Mr Julian Edmonds (athletics coach) has been doing some remarkable work with the athletes in his camp, and also the coach of Guyana Defence Force. Of course, I acknowledge that there is much work to be done, but at least Mr Wilson could have given Guyana a one instead a minus zero for the current athletes’ effort.
Most parts of the interview were ok by me, and I sincerely wish Mr Wilson well in his quest to build a stronger image of the track and field fraternity.
Yours faithfully,
T Pemberton
Editor’s note
In his opening sentence Mr Joseph said that currently, Lyndon Wilson was arguably the most renowned coach Guyana has.
