The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday officially announced a 69-member contingent that will represent the Golden Arrowhead at the 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games which is scheduled for June 23rd – July 8th in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic.
This was confirmed yesterday at a press conference held at the GOA’s headquarters in Liliendaal.
The team comprises 52 athletes, 13 technical officials, two medical officers, a Chef-de-Mission and a Deputy Chef-de-Mission. Dr. Karen Pilgrim will serve as the Chef-de-Mission with Marisha Fernandes acting as the Deputy Chef-de-Mission.
The 10 disciplines that will feature at the championship are Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Fencing, Hockey, Swimming, Table Tennis and Weightlifting.
Hockey will be the only discipline that will compete in the Dominican Republic. A total of 37 sports will be staged at the tournament.
The total cost of the sojourn is approximately US$150,000.
It was announced that the Guyana Boxing Association’s Sportsman-of-the-Year and star athlete, Desmond Amsterdam and table tennis player, Natalie Cummings, will serve as the flag bearers.
GOA President Godfrey Munroe during brief remarks stated that the regional tournament is traditionally very competitive and that it’s a commendable achievement for Guyana to be represented by 10 disciplines.
He added that while the acquisition of medals is the ultimate objective of the team, the primary expectation is for the squad to produce the best possible performances in their respective disciplines. Meanwhile, Christy Campbell, Vice-President of the GOA, charged the team to uphold the standards and display the requisite mannerisms expected in their roles as national ambassadors.
She wished the team the best of luck on behalf of the entity.
Complete Team
Hockey Athletes
1) Dominic Alleyne
2) Jamarj Assanah
3) Edmond Chinian
4) Paul D’Andrade
5) Shakeem Fausette
6) Shaquon Favorite
7) Robert France
8) Tahrea Garnett
9) Jael Gaskin
10) Troy Hodge
11) Kareem McKenzie
12) Simeon Moore
13) Me’Shach Sargeant
14) Oshazay Savory
15) Orland Semple
16) Andrew Stewart
Officials
1) John Abrahams
2) Robert Fernandes
3) Theodore Henry
Archery Athlete
1) Wayne De Abreu – Men’s Individual Recurve at 70m
Athletics Athletes
1) Emanuel Archibald – Men’s 100m, Men’s long jump, Men’s 4x100m Relay
2) Domon Williams – Men’s triple jump
3) Akeem Stewart – Men’s 4x100m Relay
4) Natrena Hooper – Women’s triple jump
5) Kenisha Phillips – Women’s 200m, Women’s 400m
6) Keliza Smith – Women’s 100m
7) Quamel Prince – Men’s 800m
8) Leslain Baird – Men’s javelin throw
9) Noelex Holder – Men’s 4x100m Relay
10) Ezekiel Newton – Men’s 4x100m Relay
11) Aaliyah Moore – Women’s 800m
12) Andrea Foster – Women’s 400m hurdles
Officials
1) Julian Edmonds
2) Niall Stanton
Badminton Athletes
1) Priyanna Ramdhani – Women’s Singles, Mixed Doubles
2) Narayan Ramdhani – Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles
Official
Naeem Haque
Basketball 3×3 Women’s Athletes
1) Ruth Adams
2) Kirsty Thomas
3) Shania Sears
4) Kennesha Leacock
Official
Sileena Arjune
Boxing Athletes
1) Keevin Allicock – Men’s 57kg
2) Desmond Amsterdam – Men’s 80kg
3) Emmanuel Pompey – Men’s 92kg
4) Joel Williamson – Men’s 63.5kg
Officials
Terrence Poole
Lennox Daniels
Fencing Athlete
1) Avinash Somir – Men’s Individual Épée
Swimming Athletes
1) Sekhel Tzedeq – Men’s 50m freestyle, Men’s 100m freestyle, Men’s 50m backstroke, Men’s 100m backstroke
2) Latisha Blair – Women’s 50m freestyle, Women’s 50m backstroke, Women’s 100m backstroke
Official
Shyka Gonsalves
Table Tennis Athletes
1) Natalie Cummings – Women’s Team, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
2) Priscilla Greaves – Women’s Team, Women’s Singles
3) Christopher Franklin – Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Men’s Team, Men’s Singles
4) Jonathan van Lange – Men’s Team, Men’s Singles
5) Jasmine Billingy – Women’s Team, Women’s Singles
6) Elishaba Johnson – Men’s Team, Men’s Singles
7) Chelsea Edghill – Women’s Team, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Women’s Singles
8) Shemar Britton – Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Men’s Team, Men’s Singles
Officials
Idi Lewis
Joel Alleyne
Weightlifting Athletes
1) Delice Adonis – Women’s 64kg
2) Shammah Noel – Men’s 81kg
Official
Sean Cozier
Medical Team
1) Dr. Richie Vyphuis
2) Vanessa Wickham
Management Team
1) Chef-de-Mission Dr. Karen Pilgrim
2) Deputy Chef-de-Mission Marisha Fernandes
