– Heritage Games begin on Friday
Archery Guyana has once again partnered with the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs to assist with the smooth run off of their archery competition at this year’s Indigenous Heritage Games which will be held this weekend at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, Carifesta Avenue and Camp Road. The games will be held over three days beginning from Friday September 22 to Sunday September 24.
In an effort to make it even bigger than last year, this year’s games will follow a much more traditional format, and the archery competition will also fall into that category; therefore, archers coming from the various regions in both male and female categories will bring their own archery equipment to complement what will be provided by the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs and Archery Guyana.
The competition will also be held closer to the middle of the field to allow 
spectators in the stands and clubhouse to have a better view of the action, with qualifiers set for Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00h while the semi-finals and finals will be on Sunday from 13:00 to 15:00h.
World Archery rules will be applied with regards to safety and scoring with targets set at three different distances – 10, 15 and 25 metres while children (under 12) will shoot at a distance of 15 metres. Also included this year are moving targets as part of the competition. Small circular targets will be rolled along the ground to be shot at.
The Prize categories are; Adults (male and female) 18 years and over; Youth (male and female) 12 to 17 years old and Children-Under 12 years old.
Archery Guyana and the hosts are advising members to take along their own bows however, no stabilizers, sights or sighting aids on their bows will be allowed.
The Competition is open to the general public and registration will be done on Saturday morning only.
