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MCYS/NSC lends support to Guyana Chess Federation Team for 45th Chess Olympiad
Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. hands over the cheque to GCF President, Anand Ragunauth. On the left is Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle.
Kaieteur Sports – In its continued effort to ensure that Guyanese athletes are afforded every opportunity to represent the Golden Arrowhead, the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the national Sports Commission, has supported the GCF team for the 45th Chess Olympiad.
This prestigious spectacle is set to take place in Budapest, Hungary from September 10th to 23rd 2024. Hungary is the nation that had hosted the first unofficial Chess Olympiad for teams in 1926 and won the first two official editions in 1927 and1928, respectively.
Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. in the company of Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle handed over the Government’s contribution of 2.5 million dollars to President of the Guyana Chess Federation, Anand Ragunauth.
Whilst congratulating GCF President Ragunauth for the strides that Chess has been making in the past few years, Minister Ramson underscored the Government’s commitment to the development of chess and other sports in Guyana.
Minister Ramson emphasized that Government will continue to empower athletes by investing in their development, not only in building new facilities and refurbishing those already existing, but by making sure that they are enabled to compete at the highest possible levels they can, reaffirming that this is a commitment of His Excellency, across the sporting spectrum.
Ragunauth, expressed the gratitude of his Federation for the unflinching support of President Irfaan Ali and the Government of Guyana.
“We are so grateful for this timely intervention which has relieved the pressure of meeting the demands of travel to this prestigious event. The commitment by President Ali in getting the team the additional funds show chess is being recognised for its hard work and government is committed in creating opportunities for athletes to compete at the highest level.”
Team Guyana is made up of five (5) males and an equal number of female players who qualified after competing in the numerous tournaments where they gained points according to their performances. The five top highest cumulative scores for each gender qualified for the team.
A team captain Mr. Ronuel Greenidge has been appointed for the male team and an international Grandmaster Mr. Georg Mohr will captain the female team.
Team Guyana: Female – WCM Jessica Callender, Aditi Joshi, WCM Sasha Shariff, Ciel Clement, Treskole Archibald.
Male – CM Taffin Khan, Keron Sandiford, FM Anthony Drayton, Loris Nathoo, Sachin Pitamber.
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