“This is another opportunity to give our athletes some exposure. I am looking forward to lots of good performances from this team,” G.O.A Head, K.A. Juman Yassin, told the media yesterday at G.O.A Headquarters where the brief press conference was held.
According to Yassin, the team will be leaving Guyana today and arriving in Indonesia on Friday to compete in the Games, which starts on Sunday. Ramjeet Ramphal was named as the Chef-de-Mission and Leslie Black named Athletics Coach/Manager.
Yassin said that Guyana is the only member of the Islamic group in this region. “We have been a member for some time now. Don’t ask me how long we have been a member, because I will not answer you,” Yassin quipped yesterday.
The team also include Alika Morgan (1500m, 5000m) and Winston George (200m, 400m) from athletics; Kawall Ramkiran from Taekwondo (Kyorugi Under-58kg); Nathalie Gibson (Kumite Under-68kg) and Patrick Cheeks (Kumite Over-84kg) from Karate.
Chef-de-Mission, Ramjeet Ramphal said that he is happy Guyana was getting the opportunity to expose athletes. He said that he believes Guyana has a good team and hope that the country will be returning with lots of medals from the Islamic Games.
