Guyana gearing up for Central American and Caribbean Games 2023

…AAG drops CAC ball

Nine sporting disciplines have qualified to represent Guyana at the 2023 edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games, scheduled for staging from June 23 to July 8 in San Salvador, El Salvador, and in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The multisport, Olympic-cycle event will see 37 nations from the CAC region competing in more than 54 sporting disciplines and events. Guyana will be participating in boxing, squash, badminton, swimming, table tennis, archery, basketball 3×3, hockey and athletics.
The newly-elected Executive Committee of the GOA has confirmed that experienced Sports Administrator Dr Karen Pilgrim will serve as Guyana’s Chef de Mission for the CAC Games.
The disciplines of squash, badminton, and table tennis have all qualified their male and female teams; basketball qualified their female 3×3 team; hockey, which will be played in the Dominican Republic, have qualified their male team; while boxing has qualified on the basis of their elite boxers’ rankings and performances in regional competition.
Guyana athletics team’s participation is currently in limbo because of the submission of an incomplete and inadequate Long List of biographical information on athletes and non-submission by officials of the AAG. This information is necessary to allow for the accreditation of their submitted list of athletes and officials into the CAC Games accreditation system within the deadline outlined by the Organizing Committee.
Despite repeated formal requests and extensions of deadline to the AAG for the provision of data on the named athletes, based on the Organizing Committee of the CAC Games’ requirements, the AAG has failed to comply.
The Organizing Committee of the Central American and Caribbean Games has indicated that, due to the short timeframe before the Games, there would be no extension of deadlines for submission of athletes and official long list information, since they are battling logistical issues to ensure quality of the Games.
The GOA is still exploring ways to seek compliance from the AAG, in view of ensuring members of Guyana’s athletics team participate at the prestigious Games. With the qualification positions of the respective disciplines being outlined, the Guyana Olympic Association is currently working with the respective national federations to ensure that all the coordination elements are aligned for Guyana’s successful participation at the 2023 edition of the Games. The final names and composition of the respective sports disciplines will be revealed on finalization of their respective teams.