Latest update April 18th, 2024 12:59 AM
Oct 18, 2011 Sports
The advance party of the Guyana delegation to the XVI Pan American Games currently being held in Guadalajara, Mexico, touched down in that city on October 12. The initial group comprising athletes and officials from three disciplines, Swimming, Squash and Taekwondo, participated in a Welcome and Flag Raising ceremony on October 13 and in the spectacular Opening ceremony staged by the Games Organising Committee in the evening of October 14.
In attendance for the Flag Raising and Opening Ceremonies were GOA President, Mr. K. Juman Yassin, Secretary General, Mr. Ivor O’Brien and Assistant Secretary Treasurer, Mr. Hector Edwards, who were in Mexico to represent the GOA at the PASO Congress, held on October 12 in conjunction with the Games.
Competition for the Guyana delegation commenced on Saturday with Nicolette Fernandes, the sole Guyanese representative from Squash taking to the Courts, and continuing on Sunday.
Guyana could not have asked for a better start to the performances at the Games as Nicolette endeared herself to the small but knowledgeable and appreciative gathering of spectators with a brilliant display of strokes, coupled with her cool composure and control to win her first two matches against competitors Antonella Falcione, of Argentina, and Thaisa Serafini, of Brazil.
She won by the fairly comfortable margins of three games to nil in both instances (11 – 6, 11-6, 11 – 7 and 11 – 9, 11 – 9, 11 – 9). Nicolette will play Samantha Teran of Mexico today at 10:15hrs, in a semi-final match which is being eagerly anticipated. Swimmers, Brittany Van Lange and Niall Roberts, also commenced competition in the pool earlier yesterday. Neither Brittany nor Niall were able to improve their times in the 200m Freestyle or the 100m Freestyle events in which they respectively participated. Brittany is scheduled to compete in the 400m Freestyle today and Niall will be back in the pool as competition continues later in the week.
In Taekwondo, David Rajjab will take to the mats in a match-up against Jamaican, Kenneth Edwards, today in the Heavyweight category.
Meanwhile, fifteen (15) Rugby players and officials and four (4) Track and Field athletes and officials joined the delegation in Guadalajara, for the remainder of the Games yesterday.
JAGDEO ADDING MORE DANGER TO GUYANA AND THE REGION
Apr 18, 2024
SportsMax – West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been named Wisden’s leading Twenty20 Cricketer for 2023, as she topped all and sundry, including her male counterparts. Alan Gardner looks...Kaieteur News – Compliments of the Ministry of Education, our secondary school children are being treated to a stage... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Waterfalls Magazine – On April 10, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]