{"id":23446,"date":"2024-10-08T14:44:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23446"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:44:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:44:22","slug":"guyana-amazon-warriors-meet-with-national-blind-cricket-team-to-promote-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-amazon-warriors-meet-with-national-blind-cricket-team-to-promote-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Amazon Warriors Meet with National Blind Cricket Team to Promote Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Tyriq<\/em> <em>Walters | September 26, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, members of the Guyana Amazon Warriors interacted with the National Blind Cricket Team at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This special event was designed to foster the inclusion of individuals living with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cricket fans at the venue enjoyed a meet-and-greet session, followed by an inspiring demonstration of blind cricket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative was organized by the United Nations System in Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Blind Cricket Association, CPL-OPCO Guyana INC., and NEW GPC INC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its primary aim was to enhance awareness and inclusion of persons with disabilities in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UN Resident Coordinator Jean Kamau emphasized the significance of such interactions, stating that the presence of top sports figures positively influences the players and promotes representation in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ganesh Singh, head of the Guyana Blind Association, noted that the organization is committed to advancing sports for individuals with disabilities, marking this event as a key starting point in that mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Amazon Warriors players actively engaged with the blind cricketers, demonstrating their support for disability inclusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their participation both on and off the field highlighted a commitment to raising awareness about the abilities of athletes with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the CPL 2024 season progresses, events like this emphasize the importance of using sports as a platform for positive social change, with the Amazon Warriors playing a pivotal role in this initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters | September 26, 2024 Today, members of the Guyana Amazon Warriors interacted with the National Blind Cricket Team at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda. This special event&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23446","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\/23446","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=23446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23447,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23446\/revisions\/23447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}