Guyanese Archers bag 44 medals at CDC 2025

…22 Gold, 12 Silver, 10 Bronze in a record-breaking performance in Trinidad

The Golden Arrowhead soared high in Trinidad and Tobago at the 2025 Caribbean Development Championships (CDC), where Team Guyana delivered an exceptional display of talent, precision, and teamwork amassing an incredible 44 medals across individual, doubles, and mixed team events in the annual archery tournament.

This outstanding performance at the 7th CDC, firmly establishes Guyana as a regional powerhouse in the sport of Archery, with Guyanese athletes excelling across multiple divisions, bow types and classes from beginners to senior categories. Guyana fielded 31 Athletes of the 262 total archers hailing from 11 countries, together with 11 Officials including parents and other athlete support personnel.

Individual Standouts
Guyana’s archers showed their strong form and delivered quality performances across all bow categories. Shooting the Individual Qualification round on 24 October 2025 at the Marvin Lee Stadium, our archer not only managed to out rank many in their categories, some were able to crush standing records once again leaving their names etched in the World Archery Americas Tournament as others did before them.

The Gold medal champions were:
Ravish Singh – Compound Beginner Under 15 Men
Brandon Cummings – Barebow Beginner Under 15 Men
Samiyyah La Cruez – Barebow Beginner Under 15 Women
Nolan Gray – Barebow Beginner Senior Men
Suzanne Affonso – Barebow Beginner Senior Women
Saifullah Gani – Recurve Developmental Under 18/21 Men
Mehandra Chatargum – Barebow Developmental Senior Men/Women
Jeewanram Persaud – Recurve Amateur Senior Men
Julie-Ann Williams – Recurve Amateur Senior Women
Teemahall Lall – Barebow Amateur Senior Men

Doubles & Mixed Team Success
Guyana also showcased its collaborative strength through multiple podium finishes in doubles and mixed-team events, often pairing successfully with athletes from other Caribbean nations, a true embodiment of regional unity in sport.
Among the team events, Guyanese athletes who won Gold medals:
Keziah Archer & Daniel Cox – Recurve Beginners Under 15 Men Doubles
Suzanne Affonso & Eslyne Gomes – Barebow Beginners Senior Women Doubles
Nolan Gray & Trevaughn Waldron – Barebow Beginners Senior Men Doubles
Samiyyah La Cruez & Brandon Cummings – Barebow Beginners Under 15 Mixed Team
Julie-Ann Williams & Jeewanram Persaud – Recurve Amateur Senior Mixed Team
Saifullah Gani (Guy) & Divya Jiandani (VIN) – Recurve Developmental Under 18/21

Mixed Team
The team’s remarkable performance was expertly guided by Team Manager and Head Coach Mr. Ryan McKinnon, a World Archery Level 2 Certified Coach. His leadership both on and off the field played a pivotal role in maintaining focus, team discipline, fostering unity among the team, and ensuring that every archer was mentally and technically prepared for competition.
President of Archery Guyana, Mrs. Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, expressed immense pride in the team’s historic results: “This is a monumental moment for Archery Guyana Inc and for our nation. Our athletes have shown remarkable discipline, resilience, and unity, both on and off the field. To see so many Guyanese archers standing on the podium, including our youth, truly reflects the success of our developmental pathway and the dedication of our coaches and officials.”
She extended heartfelt thanks to the Guyana Olympic Association, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, National Sports Commission, and sponsors including Guyana Beverages Inc., Massy Gas Products Inc., and other partners such as the Guyana Police Force, GRA Customs, and their athlete support personnel whose continued support made the team’s participation and success possible.
The Caribbean Development Championships, run by Continental Judges of World Archery Americas, is the region’s premier developmental tournament, bringing together archers from across the Caribbean, Latin America and South America to foster high-level competition and cultural exchange in this teaching tournament. The tournament was officially handed over to Archery Guyana for the 2026 instalment by the Trinidad and Tobago Archery Federation.
President of the TTAF, Mr. Hasmat Ali in the handover to Archery Guyana’s Assistant Secretary Mr. Ryan McKinnon wished the Guyana Federation all success in hosting the 2026 tournament in Guyana.
Guyana’s remarkable 44-medal finish of the 2025 event along with our athletes continuing to shoot several record- breaking scores in Caribbean archery establishes strong foothold in the sport in the region. This reflects the functioning of the country’s investment in youth development, training, coaching, officiating and all-inclusive growth under the Federation: Archery Guyana’s strategic plan.