Deshana Skeete has been added to Guyana’s athletics team for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, along with Charissa December, Tonya Rawlins and Lloyd McCurdy.
The updated team was confirmed through information received yesterday. Details of the events to be contested by the four athletes were not provided.
Skeete brings international experience to the team. She won the women’s 400m at the 2017 South American Youth Games, becoming the first Guyanese athlete to secure a gold medal at the event. She also claimed bronze in the Under-17 400m at the 2018 CARIFTA Games and later represented Guyana at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
The four athletes join sprinter Jouvanna Cornette and javelin thrower Anisha Gibbons, who were previously announced by the Athletics Association of Guyana.
Cornette will compete in the women’s 100 metres, while Gibbons will contest the women’s javelin. Junior Cornette has been selected as the team’s official and coach.
The CAC Games will be held from August 2 to 8 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Guyana’s contingent is scheduled to depart on July 30.
Meanwhile, the country’s Commonwealth contingent will leave local shores on Thursday, July 23.
Noelex Holder, Ravon Williams, Akeem Stewart, Shamar Horatio, Jackson Clarke, Stafon Roach, Simeon Adams, Aaliyah Moore, and Kelisa Smith are the athletes for the Commonwealth Games. Mark Scott, Linden Phillips and Thelson Williams are among the officials and coaches.
Guyana will also send a team to the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, scheduled for August 5 to 9 at Hayward Field in Oregon, United States.
The team comprises Malachi Austin, Skylar Charles, Onesi Dunn, Tishawn Easton, Dequan Farrell, Dejuan Grant, Athaleyha Hinckson, Angel Jeffery, Ezekiel Millington, Olivia Solomon, Tianna Springer and Gordon Thompson.
Austin, Charles, Easton and Grant are listed for the 4x400m relay, while Charles, Dunn, Farrell, Millington and Thompson form the 4x100m relay pool. The individual entries include Austin, Easton and Springer in the 400m; Charles, Easton and Farrell in the 200m; Dunn, Farrell, Hinckson, Jeffery and Thompson in the 100m; and Solomon in the 800m.
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