Guyana earns 5 medals at Special Olympics Summer Games in Berlin
Team Guyana has earned five medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Berlin, Germany. The Guyanese team won three silver medals in the female doubles, one gold in the female singles, and one bronze in the male singles for all sports bocce.
Guyana’s medalists are Daniel Ramsundar, Stephanie Ramotar, Rachel Mortley and Keston Knights; and the Games commenced in Berlin, Germany on June 17.
This was the first time, the Special Olympics had a bocce (a bowling game) and Guyana participated in singles, doubles, and team competitions.
The officials of the team were Wilton Spencer (Head of Delegation) and Lavern Lee-Alleyne (Coach).
Guyana had been part of 19 Caribbean countries scheduled to attend out of the approximately 210 countries participating in the Games. 7,000 athletes competed across 26 disciplines.