Latest update February 10th, 2025 2:25 PM
16-member Guyana team for Olympics Swimmers leave today
From left, Garfield Wiltshire, Julian Edmonds (Athletics Coach), Idi Lewis (Table Tennis Coach), Emanuel Archibald, Angelica Holder, K.A. Juman-Yassin, Aleka Persaud, Shyka Gonsalves and Deion Nurse at the briefing.
Kaieteur News – Yesterday at their Lilliendaal Headquarters, the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) held their final press conference ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that gets underway from the 23rd of this month to August 8th.
Present at the media brief were President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A. Juman-Yassin, who announced that Garfield Wiltshire will be the Chef-De-Mission of the 15-member contingent representing the Golden Arrowhead at the quadrennial games.
In an invited comment with Kaieteur Sport, Wiltshire, who is a former multiple time Caribbean Squash Champion and Treasurer of the GOA, made special mention and thanks to Eureka Medical Laboratory that have sponsored a total of 16 PCR tests for the team.
Juman-Yassin also revealed that Angelica Holder, who was selected by the Guyana Physiotherapists Association, will be serving as the Covid-19 Officer of the team.
During the brief she explained her very important duties, “Everyone travelling to Tokyo will be undergoing daily testing, twice a day. I would have to report on the current status of everyone- coaches, officials and athletes- including myself, on whether negative or positive results have been submitted.”
“I would also have to make arrangements with Tokyo if we have any persons testing positive, to get them isolated or get them to the hospital if symptoms are present. Luckily, I’m also a Physiotherapist who worked in the COVID unit so I can also handle any severe respiratory distress.”
Juman-Yassin revealed that he won’t be heading to the Olympics but Aliann Pompey will be there as the Athlete Representative at the Games.
The swimming team of Shyka Persaud (Coach), Aleka Persaud and Andrew Fowler are schedule to depart Guyana ahead of the rest of the contingent.
The full team reads as follows.
Garfield Wiltshire- Chef-de-Mission
Angelica Holder- COVID Liaison Officer/Physiotherapist
Deion Nurse- Secretary General
Aliann Pompey- Athlete Representative
Julian Edmonds- Athletics Manager/Coach
Denzel Abrams- Athletics Coach
Idi Lewis- Table Tennis Coach
Sebert Blake- Boxing Coach
Shyka Gonsalves- Swimming Coach
Aliyah Abrams- (Athlete) Women’s 400m
Jasmine Abrams- (Athlete) Women’s 100m
Emanuel Archibald- (Athlete) Men’s 100m
Chelsea Edghill- (Athlete) Women’s Table Tennis
Keevin Allicock- (Athlete) 52-57kg Boxing
Aleka Persaud- (Athlete) 50m Freestyle
Andrew Fowler- (Athlete) 100m Freestyle
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