Ahead of Sunday’s Olympic Day observance, World Archery Guyana’s (WAG) Nicholas Hing has said that all systems are in place for Region 4’s Indoor Target Archery Competition.
World Archeries Guyana will be gearing up to host a one-day Indoor Target Competition in commemoration of Olympic Day
The one-day event, being held to commemorate Olympic Day, which was introduced in 1948, will be conducted under the strict safety rules which are a standard of the World Archery and its affiliated organisations.
Archery Guyana, as an affiliate of World Archery (WA), aims to uphold at all times the standards and rules of this body. The birth of the Olympic Games occurred on June 23 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris. The goal was to promote participation in sport across the globe regardless of age, gender or athletic ability.
President of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Thomas Bach, had opined: “Every year, Olympic Day allows the whole world to unite behind the Olympic dream.” Guyana is no different.
AG member Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon has noted that on June 23rd every year, millions of people across the world get active to celebrate Olympic Day. She added that in Guyana, Archery Guyana will continue to commemorate this day, as it has been doing since 2015; but this time AG will be expanding to the various regions.
Archery made its Olympic debut at the Olympic Games from 1900 to 1920, becoming in 1904 one of the first Olympic sports to include women.
Coaches from across Guyana shared some plans to commemorate Olympic Day this weekend in their communities.
Coaches Ainsworth Pritchard, Trevor Jocintho and Carl Albert from Region 1, who recently introduced the sport to Hosororo Primary School, are very enthused with the feedback.
Coach Jocintho indicated that a simple competition will be hosted in Region 1 using a recently built target board.
Meanwhile, Coaches Shunette Thompson and Manley Polo Thomas from Region 9 are excitedly planning for this weekend; and in Region 8, Coach Gavin Gounga and Joseph Edwin will be doing a session on Saturday with the Mahdia Secondary School.
Additionally, other sporting disciplines throughout Guyana that will be participating in the commemorative day are Badminton, Athletics, Weightlifting, Rugby, Volleyball, Cycling, Swimming, Taekwondo and Table Tennis.
