National Sports Commission hosts second Special Schools Athletics Sports

Director of Sport, Christopher Jones takes the lead as he sprints ahead of students from the Ministry of Education’s Unit for the Blind at the opening race of the second Special Schools Athletics Sports.

Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, yesterday said that he was proud  that the Department of Sport was able to host the second Special Schools Athletic Sports.

The meet, which was held at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)ground, Camp Ayanganna, was hosted by the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, which falls within the purview of the Ministry of Social Cohesion, in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC).

Students from 10 special needs schools, including New Amsterdam and Linden, participated in the event.

“We mentioned last year, that it was the