Some of the many students and a teacher (at centre) trying archery for the first time
Students and teachers of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan were on Monday, May 8, 2023 treated to an exciting introduction to the sport of archery by Archery Guyana.
National Head Coach Nicholas Hing and Chair of the Tech Committee, Saeed Karim, visited the school to give demonstrations and have the excited students (and teachers) try out the sport themselves.
Archery Guyana Head Coach Nicholas Hing giving remarks during the introduction of archery to the students and teachers of Saraswati Vidya Niketan
Initial discussions had been held between the Principal, Swami Aksharananda, and Mr Hing on introducing archery to the school in its ongoing National Development Program, in which Swamiji wholeheartedly agreed to have the sport introduced to the school.
At the gathering, students were informed of the school forming the next club for developing archers from the grassroots, to be able to eventually represent and compete locally, regionally or internationally with the ultimate goal of representing Guyana on the Olympic stage.
