Suriname hosts 2026 Inter-Guyanese Games

The 2026 Inter-Guyanese Games (IGS) officially opened on October 23 at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall in Suriname. The regional multi-sport event features youth athletes from Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana competing through October 25.

Under the motto ‘Building Nation Through School Sport’, the competition includes athletics, basketball, volleyball, swimming, chess, and futsal. This edition also introduces boxing and judo to the program.

Minister of Youth Development and Sport Lalinie Gopal, representing President Jennifer Simons, emphasized that the games serve to strengthen regional cooperation and ties between neighboring countries. The tradition of the Inter-Guyanese Games dates back to 1967.