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Kaieteur Sports – The Board of Directors of Archery Guyana is proud to announce that Lucas Chung and Karin Toppin, together with Coach Jeewanram Persaud, have been selected to participate in a prestigious High-Performance Training Camp in Asunción, Paraguay from August 2-6, 2025, ahead of Guyana’s historic debut in Archery at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games.
This exciting opportunity comes as a result of the activation of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Guyana Olympic Association (G.O.A.) and the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, which provided for the participation of one male athlete, one female athlete, and one coach in the training camp.
The selection was based on the winners and rankings from the 2024 Recurve Category competitions, ensuring that athletes were chosen on merit and recent performance. The female spot was initially offered to Roshini Boodhoo, the highest-ranked female recurve archer from 2024, who unfortunately had to decline due to personal reasons. The opportunity was then extended to second-ranked female recurve archer from 2024 Karin Toppin, who graciously accepted and will benefit from the full training experience.
Following the conclusion of the training camp, Karin Toppin will return to Guyana, while Lucas Chung and Coach Jeewanram Persaud will remain in Asuncion, Paraguay to represent Guyana in archery at the Junior Pan Am Games – a historic first for our country.
All associated costs, including airfare, internal transportation, accommodation, meals, and training, are fully covered under this international collaboration. Participants will receive: International air transportation, Internal transfers to training venues, Accommodation at the Olympic Park Hotel, Full board (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner), Access to Olympic-standard training facilities, Use of the Olympic Gymnasium and SND High-Performance Gym, Support from a dedicated sports science department and Structured training programmes with international coaches
The Board of Directors of Archery Guyana extends its sincere appreciation and thanks to President Godfrey Munroe and the Executive Committee of the Guyana Olympic Association for their leadership and continued commitment to athlete development. Their efforts in establishing and operationalising this MoU have directly contributed to expanding international opportunities for Guyana’s athletes.
This marks a proud and exciting moment for the Federation and the nation, as Guyana steps confidently into the Junior Pan American archery arena for the very first time.
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