The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has found itself again fighting off the ropes after it failed to meet a February 24 deadline to pay for accommodation and meals for a team of eight selected to participate at the Olympic Qualifiers in Argentina. President of the GBA, Steve Ninvalle, said yesterday that a request to government for support received a negative response while the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) had pledged US$ 5,000 to assist with the airfare.
“The National Sports Commission (NSC) said it was unable to assist at this time as it has no budget while president of the GOA Mr. K. Juman Yassin SC, AA had pledged US$5,000 for airfares,” Ninvalle said in a statement.
Accommodation and meals in Argentina is just over US$11,000 while airfare per person is currently US$1,800.
