Archery Guyana grants affiliate status to new school club ISA Archers
Archery Guyana, the body governing Archery in the Land of Many Waters, and the sole entity affiliated to World Archery – the international governing body for the Olympic sport of archery – has granted affiliate status to “ISA Archers” on Tuesday, March 5th.
As a national member association, this is part of Archery Guyana’s mandate from World Archery, to administer the sport at a local level.
Archery Guyana has been working to introduce the sport of archery into schools for some time now, and has since facilitated the creation and development of school clubs.
Principal of ISA Academy, Akram Hussain (at left) receiving the club affiliation package from Archery Guyana President, Mrs Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, in the presence of Archery Guyana’s National Coach Saeed Karim (at right)
President of Archery Guyana, Mrs Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, noted that from its inception, Archery Guyana had envisioned developing the sport within the school environment with the aim of discovering and encouraging athletes from the primary level all the way to the university level. This, she noted, would ensure the widest possible participation in Archery Guyana’s efforts to find the best archer to represent Guyana internationally, and specifically in the Olympic Games.
Archery Guyana has committed to providing the necessary training for instructors and certified coaches, both junior and senior. With this in mind, Archery Guyana sees archery as an additional event at school sports; inter-house, inter-schools and Nationals, thereby fostering a competitive spirit among students and the camaraderie for which archery is internationally known.
Mr Akram Hussain, Principal of ISA Academy located on East Street, has expressed delight in having archery in his school, and has welcomed the introduction of this Club – ISA Archers.
