50-member contingent to represent Guyana at South American Youth Games

50 strong Guyanese athletes, coaches and officials will head out to Panama City, Panama, as Guyana competes at the 2026 South American Youth Games from Sunday, April 12, to Wednesday, April 25.
Of that group, 32 athletes across eight disciplines, namely Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Chess, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis and 3×3 Basketball, will represent the Golden Arrowhead.
During a briefing at the Guyana Olympic Association’s (GOA) Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Headquarters on Wednesday morning, President Godfrey Munroe had a bit of competitive advice for the young athletes.
Munroe informed, “There are several games coming up in the near future. There are Commonwealth Games in Malta in 2027, Pan Am Youth Games in 2027, CACA, and so on, which are more for seniors, but some of you might be straddling junior and senior competitions. Start getting in tune with setting your targets, a four-year plan of what you want to do, and which games you want to attend even in addition to your regional engagements from respective associations.”
The GOA President further noted, “If you start planning as athletes, you’ll know where you want to go and you’ll start working towards that.”
During that exercise, the Guyanese athletes were also encouraged to be good ambassadors for Guyana. These sentiments were articulated by both the chef de mission Carolyn Garraway and National Sports Commission (NSC) Vice Chairman Cristy Campbell.

Campbell shared with the athletes present, “This is not only on the competitive tracks or fields or on the courts; this is across the board. It should be reflected whether you’re competing, whether you’re in the games’ village, or whether you’re going down the street for whatever reason. You must remember that you’re ambassadors of your country. Proper decorum and how you conduct yourself are of ultimate importance because you’re representing your respective national federations, Olympic association and also the people of Guyana.”
“You’re carrying the weight of your country with you, so that is important,” the NSC Vice Chair added.
Meanwhile, Garraway chimed in, “We are going there to represent our country, our club and our families, and so, we should do that with a certain level of integrity. Discipline is key on this mission. Let us remember who we are and why we’re going there, keep focused and get that done. Added to that, we can have a little fun here and there, but remember, our first responsibility is to go there, give of our best and make ourselves, our families and our country proud.”

The Guyanese contingent reads the following:
Athletics
Athletes: Ezekiel Millington, Dequan Farrell, Gordon Thompson, David Williams, Ade Sealy, Ebo McNeil, Angel Jeffrey, Adanya Glen, Joanna Anthon, Akeela Dover, Jaral Campbell, Keimal Gishard, Nathaniel Samaroo, Courtney Haynes
Coaches: Glenton Pantlitz, Johny Gravesande, Dillian Leitch-Crandon
Archery
Athletes: Brandon Cummings, Ravish Singh
Coach: Ryan McKinnon
Badminton
Athletes: Christopher Jordan, Mishka Beharry
Coaches: Priyanna Ramdhani, Ayana Watson
Boxing
Athletes: Ken Harvey, Jofes Jackson
Coaches: Lennox Daniels, Fransciso Roldan
Chess
Athletes: Italy Tonne-Chung, Sachin Pitamber
Coach: Anthony Drayton
Tennis
Athletes: Nathan DeNobrega, Paul Kalekyezi
Coach: Kalyca Fraser
Table Tennis
Athletes: Jasmine Billingy, Samara Sukhai, Malachi Moore, Kayden Meusa
Coach: Linden Johnson
3×3 Basketball
Athletes: Daniel Chisolm, Stephan Duke, Jaden Simon, Kadeem Beckles
Coach: Sileena Arjune
Officials: Carolyn Garraway (Chef de Mission), Aretha Legall (Physiotherapist/Safeguarding Officer), Godfrey Munroe (Guyana Olympic Association – President), Cristy Campbell (Guyana Olympic Association – Vice-President), Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon (Guyana Olympic Association – General Secretary) and Chelsea Edghill (Athletes Commission Representative).
Of the travelling athletes, boxing’s Ken Harvey and table tennis’ Jasmine Billingy are set to be Guyana’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
Guyana will join 14 other countries from Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR), participating in this year’s Youth South American Games.