IGG 2022 set to be unveiled tomorrow night at Providence Stadium: Over 400 athletes and officials to vie for supremacy; French Guiana arrived yesterday

Last held in 2017 in Suriname, student athletes in the three Guianas are set to rekindle healthy rivalry from Friday morning when the 2022 edition of the always highly anticipated Inter Guiana Games (IGG) is formally launched at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence from 19:00hrs on Thursday.
Over 400 athletes from the three nations, both male and female, would be vying for supremacy in Track and Field, Badminton, Cycling (male only), Volleyball, Tennis, Football (female only), Table Tennis, Swimming, and Basketball between Friday and Sunday at multiple venues in Regions Three and Four.
Expected to grace this auspicious occasion is Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Honourable Charles Ramson Jr., Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle, and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Kashif Mohammad, among others.
Suriname’s Minister of Regional Development and Sport, Honourable Ms. Garcia Emmanuel, Director of Sport Mr. Gordon Tjouw Ngie Touw and other high-ranking officials are also going to be part of the opening, and will also be taking in the action at the various venues.
Guyana’s DoS, Ninvalle, welcomed the French Guiana contingent to Guyana; they arrived yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.
“On behalf of the Hon. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson, I wish to welcome the French Guiana team to our shores. Their presence in Guyana underlines how important they view the development of mutual understanding and solidarity amongst peoples of the Guianas.”
Head of the French Guiana delegation is Territorial Councillor Mirta Tani, who spoke on arrival, expressing delight at being back for the IGG.
“We haven’t had the IGG in five years, and this is an important championship for the young athletes of the Guianas. So, we welcoming the return and we are happy to be in Guyana.”
She added that despite having the smallest contingent of the three participating countries, French Guiana athletes are more than ready to give their all and make their presence felt in basketball and track and field.