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Change of IGG Protocol high on agenda for next year
Director of Sport, Christopher Jones (left) after the meeting with his counterparts from Suriname and French Guiana in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Director of Sport, Christopher Jones participated in an Inter-Guiana Games meeting in Suriname last week where, among many things, the cancellation of the Guyana leg and change of the IGG Protocol for next year, were discussed.
Present at the meeting was Suriname’s Director of Sport, Luciano Mentowikromo and President of the Committee of Regional Olympic Sport of French Guiana, Jean-Claude Mariema. A press release from the National Sports Commission (NSC), said that the two-day discussion centred on the improvement of the IGG to ensure it reflects the original intention.
“All three countries expressed their disappointment in the cancellation of the first leg of the IGG 2015, and it was agreed that this was as a result of miscommunication. A proposal was tabled for a new organisation of the IGG which would entail a re-examination of the protocol for 2016,” the release said.
The country representatives signed an agreement committing the countries to the second leg that will be held on October 27 in Cayenne, French Guiana. French Guiana, as hosts, has committed to indicating the disciplines to participate in by Monday.
As a result, an inspection meeting is scheduled for September 25 and 26 in Cayenne, French Guiana.
“Additionally, Guyana has submitted several amendments to the existing protocol, one of which is the lowering of the age requirements for students, currently the protocol caters for students under 19 to participate competitively in the Games while Guyana proposes that it is lowered to under 18 in keeping with the education policy of Guyana,” the release continued.
This has been a bone of contention for many years for Guyanese athletes competing in the IGG. The amendments are all intended to come under review for the 2016 IGG protocol.
“Jones shared the history of IGG, which began in 1967 and was the brain child of then Premier Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham to foster a spirit of solidarity. He pledged his personal commitment and that of the Government of Guyana to ensure the Games continue to forge closer cohesion among the Guianas,” the NSC release concluded.
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