GAPL praises Government for six-billion sports budget
Athletes from the Powerlifting fraternity during a recent local competition.
The powerlifting fraternity joined its sports colleagues in applauding His Excellency and the Government of Guyana continued building out of sports and the attendant infrastructure with the 2026 Budget allocation of Six-Billion dollars.
Hon. Dr. Ashni Singh’s announcement was received with much excitement as the government’s demonstrated its commitment to invest heavily in sector, expanding opportunities for athlete’s development and complementing broader development priorities in health and tourism among others.
Athletes will be further encouraged to train harder knowing that with the vision for development, prudent management and planning at the helm of their respective disciplines, they will be able to map out achievable plans for their strategic development.
“It’s heart warming to hear that support for professional coaches’ development would be available as there is urgent need for real investment in the technical area of sports to afford our athletes access to improved methods and techniques of preparation to challenge our competitors in the world,” Roger Rogers who is the General Secretary of the Federation noted via a press release.
The press release further stated that “the powerlifting fraternity is particularly please also to hear that there will be continued support for hosting other nations in Guyana as this is an area we will be pursuing to aid in the further development of our athletes as we seek to support the vision of Guyana becoming the sports tourism hub of the Caribbean.
“Further, we are extremely happy to learn of the investment in the first ever dedicated powerlifting and high-performance facility in Guyana which we know will significantly improved athletes’ preparedness and maintain our regional and international competitiveness in the sport.”
The federation congratulated Charles Ramson Jr. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports and Steven Jacobs, Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport for their exceptional leadership in crafting a genuine and open partnership with all sporting bodies which will see sports and our athletes attaining greater success.
