Guyana’s top junior swimmer, Raekwon Noel, and junior girls’ hockey captain, Sarah Klautky, have been selected as the country’s flagbearers for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.
President Godfrey Munroe and the Executive Committee of the Guyana Olympic Association made the announcement.
The duo will lead a 54-member delegation representing Guyana at the opening ceremony, which is scheduled for 19:00h on Saturday, 9 August, at the UENO Defensores del Chaco Stadium.
Noel, who recently won multiple medals at the Junior Pan American Swimming Championships, is a significant medal hopeful for the team.
Klautky will lead the hockey team, marking one of Guyana’s first team sports participations at the junior edition of the games.
The Junior Pan American Games serve as a crucial developmental event for young athletes.
They bring together the region’s best future Olympic prospects from North, South, and Central America, as well as the Caribbean. The games feature competitions across 21 sports disciplines.
Guyana will be represented in six sports: Athletics, Hockey, Swimming, Archery, Weightlifting, and Badminton. The full delegation includes:
Athletics
Athletes: Malachi Austin, Kaidon Persaud, Shamar Horatio, Trevon Hamer, Simeon Adams, Wesley Tyndall, Afi Blair, Stafon Roach, Anisha Gibbons, Narissa McPherson, Kelisa Smith, Gabriel Lim
Coaches: Mark Scott, Johnny Gravesande
Swimming
Athletes: Raekwon Noel, Paul Mahaica, Shareefa Lewis, Ariel Rodrigues
Coach: Stephanie Fraser
Archery
Athlete: Lucas Chung
Coach: Jeewanram Persaud
Weightlifting
Athlete: Kymani Joseph
Coach: Tyson English
Hockey
Team: Sarah Klautky (Captain), Solana Crum-Ewing, Tinashe Henry, Kazaquah Uzzi, Keitanna Percival, Kendra James, Charlia Webb, Sara Matthias, Anna Rebecia Ferreira, Africo Blackman, Clayza Bobb, Makaylah Poole, Kristen Gomes, Hannah Percival, Madison Fernandes
Coaches/Managers: Philip Fernandes (Coach), Gabriella Xavier (Team Manager), Abosede Cadogan (Team Manager)
Physiotherapist/Doctor: Dr. Aaron Finer
Badminton
Athletes: Mishka Beharry, Joanathan Debidin, Frank Waddell, Leshaunte Berkley
Coach: Akilil Haynes
Delegation Support Staff
Chef-de-Mission: Sileena Arjune
Deputy Chief-de-Mission: Nalini McKoy
Physiotherapist: Vanessa Wickham
Welfare Officer: Carolyn Garraway
The games are set to run from Sunday, 10 August to 23 August, with the various sports commencing at different times:
Swimming: 10 August – 14 August
Badminton: 10 August – 13 August
Archery: 10 August – 12 August
Hockey: 10 August – 19 August
Athletics: 18 August – 22 August
Weightlifting: 20 August – 23 August
The swimming contingent has already arrived in Asunción, while the hockey and badminton teams are en route
. After a high-performance program, the archers are also in the host city, and the athletics team will depart on 15 August.
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