{"id":18353,"date":"2024-04-11T15:26:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18353"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:26:42","slug":"minister-ramson-sets-sights-on-2028-olympics-for-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-ramson-sets-sights-on-2028-olympics-for-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Ramson Sets Sights on 2028 Olympics for Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Eric Collymore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview with HJ Radio, Minister of Sport Charles Ramson Jr. expressed his belief that with the right support, Guyana has the potential to earn a medal at the 2028 Olympic Games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramson&#8217;s optimism stems from the conviction that with adequate backing, local athletes can compete at the highest level and bring home medals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on Guyana&#8217;s sporting history, Ramson noted that the country&#8217;s sole Olympic medal was earned by Michael Parris in boxing at the 1980 Olympic Games in Russia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he envisions a future where Guyana&#8217;s athletes can achieve even greater success on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister highlighted the government&#8217;s commitment to sports development, citing significant investments made to advance the sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramson emphasized that these investments are crucial for nurturing talent and fostering the growth of sports in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, as part of the national budget, the government allocated 4.6 billion dollars for the advancement of sports in the country, with a substantial portion designated for the upgrading of sports grounds in various regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This substantial financial commitment underscores the government&#8217;s dedication to supporting athletes and enhancing sports infrastructure nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana looks ahead to the 2028 Olympics, Minister Ramson&#8217;s vision and determination serve as a rallying call for the nation&#8217;s sporting community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With continued investment, support, and dedication, Guyana aims to build on its past achievements and make its mark on the global stage of athletics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eric Collymore In a recent interview with HJ Radio, Minister of Sport Charles Ramson Jr. expressed his belief that with the right support, Guyana has the potential to earn&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18355,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18353\/revisions\/18355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}