Guyana’s team is all set to participate in the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, from October 20 – November 5.
Twenty athletes will represent Guyana across the disciplines of Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Swimming, Weight Lifting, Electronic Sports (Esports) and Track and Field.
On Friday, a hybrid meeting was convened at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport as part of the new protocol between the Ministry, National Sports Commission and Guyana Olympic Association regarding meeting with national athletes to ensure all systems are in place to aid their performance.
Minister Charles Ramson Jr. extended well wishes for himself, the government and the people of Guyana.
He individually spoke to each team’s respective Managers, Coaches and athletes.
He engaged them on their preparedness and queried if there were any challenges or areas in which they could work collaboratively to improve the athletes’ prospects at the games.
He urged the athletes to do their best, be proud representatives and use the opportunity as a building block for achieving greater heights in all aspects of their career as athletes and general development.
GOA President Godfrey Munroe was present with members of his Executive Committee.
He delivered a charge and wished all the athletes well on behalf of the GOA.
He noted that a critical feature of Guyana’s representation is the diversity of disciplines for which we have qualified athletes at the games.
Deion Nurse has been appointed Chef de Mission.
Team Guyana
Archery – November 1 -5
- Wayne De Abreu
Athletics – October 29 – November 4
- Emanuel Archibald – Men’s 100 and 200 Metres
- Leslain Baird – Men’s Javelin
- Keliza Smith – Women’s 100 Metres
- Jasmine Abrams – Women’s 400 Metres
- Aliyah Abrams – Women’s 400 metres
- Johnny Gravesande – Coach
Badminton – October 21-25
- Priyanna Ramdhani – Women’s Singles
- Jonathan Mangra – Coach
Boxing – October 19–27
- Desmond Amsterdam – Men’s 80kg
- Keevin Allicock – Men’s 57kg
- Alesha Jackman – Female 66kg
- Emmanuel Pompey – Men’s 92kg
- Joel Williamson – Men’s 63.5kg
- Terrence Poole- Coach
Table Tennis – October 29 – November 5
- Shemar Britton – Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles
- Chelsea Edghill – Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles
- Idi Lewis – Coach
Taekwondo – October 21-24
- Ceili Peterson – Women’s Kyorugi -49 Kg
- Ramphal Ramjeet – Manager/Coach
Weight Lifting October 21-24
- Krystol Chanderban – Women’s 52 KG
- Shammah Noel – Men’s 81kg
- Sean Cozier – Coach
Swimming October 20-26
- Alika Persaud
- Raekwon Noel
- Sean Baksh- Coach
Esport October 30 – November 5
- Hemchandra Persaud athlete – Soccer
- Shoaib Juman-Yassin Coach/Manager
Physiotherapist
- Vanessa Wickham
Chef de Mission
- Mr. Deion Nurse
