Local Olympians to be honoured during API meet

Local Olympians of today and yesteryear will be honored during a special ceremony at the Aliann Pompey Invitational billed for July 6 at the National Track and Field Centre.

The ceremony will be a collaborative effort involving Pompey, the World Olympians Association (WOA), the Guyana Olympic Association and the National Sport Commission.

According to a release, a number of Guyana’s greats will start to arrive on July 4 for the special awards ceremony that will allow all those that represented Guyana to use the ‘OLY’ title as part of their names.