Archery Guyana’s Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course wraps up

On Sunday, January 21, all 21 participants enthusiastically arrived at the National Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue to greet Coach Ludys Tejada and get set for an exciting morning, with the Archery Olympic Round on the agenda.
The Olympic Round was introduced to target archery so that it could become more watchable as a competitive sport, the main focus of this push is as it is being televised at the Olympics. The round was developed by the World Archery Federation and is used at the Olympic Games, the Archery World Cup, and in many lower-profile or local tournaments worldwide.
With this being an Olympic year with just under 200 days left until all eyes will be on Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, participants will have an experience as to what is involved with the tournament and coaching each other.

Sunday’s session followed up on the work they did on Friday with respect to anchoring and full-draw form and expansion. Coach Tejada also explained para-archery, and participants were exposed to the various aides used in para-archery. Participants had practical experience outdoors and worked on release and follow-through. They were also exposed to shooting on a wobble board as part of balance training.
The Board of Directors extended thanks again to the Executive Committee of the Guyana Olympic Association, Olympic Solidarity; Allied Arts Unit, Education Ministry; Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry; Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle; National Sports Commission; World Archery; Secretary General Sergio Font of World Archery Americas; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Ramesh Ghir and his protocol team; Alvin Wilson and his team at Bermudez Operations, Massy Distribution (Guy) Inc; Samuel Arjoon and his team at the Guyana Beverages Inc and the media.
Coach Ludys Tejada (centre) poses with Archery Guyana President Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon on her right and participants of the course