AP Invitational receives Government’s support  

The annual, highly competitive Aliann Pompey Invitational athletics meet, which has quickly become a staple on the calendars of Guyana’s best and most promising athletes, has been further boosted for the 2019 edition with the receipt of support from the Government of Guyana.

While it is said that a bevy of Government organisations has stepped forward, the Ministry of Communities, through its Green Generation arm, is the biggest contributor to the athletics mega-event, which is slated to be held on July 6 at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
Coordinator at the Public Affairs Department of the Ministry of Communities, Danielle Campbell-Lowe, indicated the values of Green Generation that align with the Aliann Pompey Invitational.
“The Ministry is in its third year of sponsoring the Aliann Pompey Invitational, and part of our rationale is that we believe sport and sanitation has a hand-in-glove effect, because of the fact that we need athletes that operate in an environment that is clean and wholesome, so that they can perform to their best,” Lowe noted.
In addition, through the Green Generation programme, the Ministry of Communities has made the Leonora area where the track is located ‘a green area’, at which Aliann Pompey was also a part of a tree planting exercise. The area was also declared a litter free zone as the Ministry of Communities aims to continue its Green Generation movement.
The National Sports Commission and the Ministry of Education are also on board the event in a major way, with Director of Sport Christopher Jones noting that events such as these indicate the diversity of a nation that can accomplish great things.
Aliann Pompey also noted that the support shown by the Government is overwhelming, and it has allowed the event to grow into the success that it has become.
The Aliann Pompey Invitational is slated for a 15:00 hours, start with an opening ceremony expected an hour later.