1st South American Youth Games Profiles

Sep 20, 2013 Sports

Guyana will be represented by a 31 Member team at the 1st South American Youth Games in Lima, Peru featuring 13 other countries competing in 19 disciplines. The Games which will see athletes between the ages of 14 – 18 competing will see Guyana competing in Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Weightlifting, Table Tennis and Swimming.
Kaieteur Sport is pleased to bring you Profiles of our athletes and Coaches.

Name: Tirana Chelsea Mitchell
Sport: Athletics – 100m & 200m @ 1SAYG
Age: 16
School: East Ruimveldt Secondary
Past Achievements: 2013 Junior Carifta Bronze Medalist – Bahamas; World Youth Championships – Ukraine
Goal for 1SAYG: Aiming to medal

Name: Dequawn Van Cooten
Sport: Athletics – 100m @ 1SAYG
Age: 16
School: St. John’s College
Goal for 1SAYG: Aiming for Personal Best Time and medaling in the process, will try his best.

Name: Andrea Foster
Sport: Athletics: 1500m & 3000m @ 1SAYG
Age: 16
School: Blayden Hall Secondary
Past Achievements: 2012 Carifta Games – Bermuda; 2011 IGG Suriname
Goal for 1 SAYG: Aiming for Gold medals

Name: Jason Yaw
Sport: Athletics – 200m & 400m @ 1SAYG
Age: 16
School: B.V Secondary
Past Achievements: 2013 Carifta Games Bronze medalist – Bahamas where he became the first male Guyanese sprinter to medal at these games; World Junior C/ships in Ukraine; won T&T Junior National C/ships 2013 and is the only 400m ranked youth on men’s list in South America.
Goal for 1 SAYG: Seeking to win Gold in both events

Name: Julian Edmonds
Sport: Athletics Coach
Age: 39
Past Achievements: Former national junior sprinter and current Record holder of the Under-20 National Schools 100m which still stands at 10.60secs.

Name: Darren Williams
Sport: Weightlifting – 77kg Category
Age: 15
School: East Ruimveldt Secondary
Past Achievements: First Overseas Assignment
Goal for 1 SAYG: Aiming to win

Name: Sheriah Melville
Sport: Weightlifting – +63kg Category
Age: 14
School: Dolphin Secondary
Past Achievements: 2013 Pan American Under-17 Championships – Mexico
Goal for 1 SAYG: Seeking to win Gold

Name: Denoila Bristol
Sport: Weightlifting
Age: 15
School: St. Rose’s High
Past Achievements: Represented Guyana at cricket in 2010 and has donning national colours in Martial Arts since she was 7 year-old.
Goal for 1 SAYG: To do her best in this sport as she has done in the others

Name: Sean Cozier
Sport: Weightlifting Coach
Age: 39
Past Achievements: Former National 1992 – 2008

7 thoughts on “1st South American Youth Games Profiles”

Carl September 20, 2013 at 8:24 am

KN, Jason Yaw is not the first male Guyanese to medal in sprints at the Carifta Games. Vigil Lewis, who attended East Ruimveldt Secondary, won a bronze in the 100m and gold in the 400m at the 1977 or 1978 games, at under 17.

I guess that your sports editor is probably too young to be aware of this fact.
Bumba September 20, 2013 at 12:08 pm

It is very disgusting to see a report that Mr Edmond is listed as a record holder in the 100 meters with a time of 10.6 which has not been broken as yet.
this is so far from the truth. In 1974, there were sprinters like Bunch Carrington, David Thomas, Kennith George, Randolph George. Brian Happi who were all sprinting under 10.4 in the 100 meters. One is left to wonder who in the worl is keeping records in Guyana
1. SF September 25, 2013 at 11:02 am
  
  Please note that the fact in the National Schools Championships states as follows 100 M boys under 20 record 10.6 Julian Edmonds , Mr Edmonds broke the record in 1992 in linden, the previous record was jointly held by Mr. Gordon lewis and Mr. Gavin Hope at 10.9 sec. While it is true that junior 100 m sprinters ran faster even Mr. Edmonds who defeated at the GDF Track & Field Champion Ship at the G.N.S Ground Mr. Colin Gilkes and The Now army sports officer and Cornel Paul Authur in 10.3 sec, was all done at various meets not the School National Championship.
  1. Bumba September 26, 2013 at 9:44 am
    
    This is foolishness SF, John Rodrigues, linden rudder, bunchie carrington, david thomas, rudolph were all under 20 sprinters at the national school championships and they all ran sub 10.5, 10.4 and 10.3 during the 1973/74 season. why dont you ask former AAA offical Mr Blackman. he was a time keeper back then. Mr edmonds is no record holder.
    Further, there were people like Jerrick Norton from queens college who died in the cubana air crash in the 70’s also ran sub 10.5.
    1. SF September 28, 2013 at 7:42 am
      
      Not people are saying the Mr. Edmonds holds the record, it is in the Record book, that G.T.U produces every year, you should try and get one from the G.T.U. What you are saying is hear say, I am telling you where I got my facts from, may be you should produce yours.
      1. Bumba October 2, 2013 at 7:18 pm
        
        SF, i would not debate this with you. i am saying that the GTU us wrong, when did they start keeping records from.
        
        1 kenneth george 1974– 10.5 age 16
        2 david thomas 1973- 10.4 age 16
        3 rudoplh george 1974 –10 .2 age 15
        4 bunch carrington 1974–10.3 age 17
        5 lindek rudder 1972 age 17 10.3
        
        i could go on and on and mr claud blackmore knows of these times.
  2. Bumba September 26, 2013 at 9:50 am
    
    While it is true that junior 100 m sprinters ran faster even Mr. Edmonds who defeated at the GDF Track & Field Champion Ship at the G.N.S Ground Mr. Colin Gilkes and The Now army sports officer and Cornel Paul Authur in 10.3 sec, was all done at various meets not the School National Championship.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SF, lets not confuse the chicken and the eggs here. i dont care what EDmonds ran, it could even be 9.99. the fact is, people are saying that he holds the national schools record which is not true. there were 15 year olds who ran faster in the 70’s during national schools championships. the record books are corrupt !!!!!