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Guyana now under World Doping Body radar
Dear Editor,
Never did I ever imagined that one day I will peruse the media reports that a “Guyanese Athlete” would fail a drugs test…Betrayed I felt because of the time, energies and effort I have penned countless correspondences over the years via the newspapers on/of sports and advising sports ambassadors to stay clean.
Guyana have just joined the list of countries under the radar of the watchful eyes of the World Doping Body and if Guyana does not implement systems to curb such practices, it will continue to make headlines in the negative for the sports.
Whatever decision is taken by the Ministry of Sports in collaboration with all other stakeholders, my only expectation is that all national athletes from all discipline of sports leaving Guyana for any competition should be subject to tests. I am aware that there are many processes to be taken and a cost factor is attached, but should we not make an effort to invest towards clean sports practices, Guyana could eventually be banned from all international meets. Is that the way forward towards the 2016 Rio Olympic Games?
Berbician Powerlifter, Gumendra Shewdas, you may get to keep your medals and all prizes already handed over, but at the end of the day, you have made history in the books of sports for the wrong reason. I would never understand how can anyone have medals hung in their homes knowing they went around the wrong way in earning them.
T. Pemberton
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