GOA makes sterling contribution to Wong’s Youth Olympic bid

President of the GOA, Kalam Juman-Yassin hands over the GOA sponsored travel ticket to Miguel Wong in the company of GTTA president Godfrey Munroe (Royston Alkins photo)

Sixteen-year-old national table tennis ace, Miguel Wong received further words of encouragement from President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), Kalam Juman-Yassin yesterday.

Yassin’s motivation was issued at the official handing over ceremony of Wong’s flight ticket to Santo Domingo which the GOA sponsored to assist the young looper in his bid to qualify for the third Youth Olympic Games.

“The Guyana Olympic Association is very happy to support this initiative sent to us by the president of the GTTA Mr. Munroe [Godfrey]. We are happy to support this young man because they have spoken very highly of him and we need to give him the exposure and