Archery Guyana

National Sports Commission/Archery Guyana shoots off “50 Shades of Games” at GSSF’s Indoor Target Archery Competition

As a part of the Guyana’s 50th Independence Activities the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation and the National Sports Commission once again successfully collaborated on Saturday 19th March, 2016 to this time feature Indoor Archery in the NSC’s 50 Shades of Games  Sports Programme. 

GSSF Christmas Archery Extravaganza set for this weekend

 

Archery Guyana, a discipline under the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation, announced that plans are on stream to host their final archery event for 2015. The group will put on their “Christmas Archery Extravaganza 2015” this weekend at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Members of the GSSF present at the indoor facility will be able to try the Foundation’s member-made PVC Olympic-styled Bows that were fabricated with the assistance of World Archery Americas through their Archery Development Seminar that was held in Guyana a few months ago by Top Columbian Archer Mr. Diego Torres. New members in attendance will be able to obtain instructional training and in order to practice the art with a bias towards Indoor Olympic Style shooting in this upcoming Archery Extravaganza.

Heritage Games 2015 collaboration with GSSF Archery Guyana Encouraging

        

Following the recent launch of Archery Guyana by the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation, the organisation is extremely happy to be involved in the Heritage Games 2015 held at the National Aquatic Centre, on 20th September, 2015.

President of the Foundation, Ms. Vidushi Persaud expressed her delight and enthusiasm at the collaboration between the organising committee of the Games and Archery Guyana's team. She expressed her pleasure at working with Mr. Ivan Persaud, the Co-Ordinator of Heritage Games 2015 and President of the Swimming Association to have made the event a success.

The Heritage Games 2015 saw the inauguration of Swimming and Archery as competitive sports for the Indigenous communities, both of which are a part of the life and culture of our first peoples. This was alluded to by both Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Junior Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe in their feature addresses to the crowd of competitors and fans who gathered at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal.

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