  ug has provided the springboard for me to prove myself on the world stage emanuel archibald says ahead of departure for 2021 tokyo olympics  ug has provided the springboard for me to prove myself on the world stage emanuel archibald says ahead of departure for 2021 tokyo olympics andydindial thu 7222021 1342 twentysixyearold emanuel archibald a former student of the university of guyana will have a chance to fly the golden arrowhead high and make his countrymen proud when he hits the world stage to compete in the 100meter race in the 2021 olympics scheduled for tokyo japan the games of the xxxii olympiad will begin on friday july 23 and go until sunday august 8 2021 emanuel who had commenced studies in agriculture at ug was handpicked in 2016 by the university of guyana s sports coordinator ms lavern fraser to attend the university of the west indies uwi mona campus annual track and field meet at that event the budding athlete did not fail to impress according to ms fraser the guyanese team had comprised of six athletes and emanuel s performance stood out and was recognised by uwi s mona campus coach mr keerylee rickets upon emanuel s return to guyana uwi mona campus offered the young and promising athlete a partial scholarship to pursue his studies and develop his athletic skills after mr rickets saw emanuel s performance he put forward a proposal to me he offered to provide him with a partial scholarship that would cover his boarding lodging meals and stipend ms fraser recalled she further explained ug had to cover his tuition emanuel also had to go through the application process and meet the requirements to attend the university once that was taken care of things got into play the national sports commission nsc was approached and the details of the offer and needs were provided though the commission is not a scholarships body it was agreed that since it was sportsrelated a grant can be provided to ug specifically for the payment of the tuition fees the monies that were received were transferred directly to uwi mona for emanuel s tuition emanuel had gotten a transfer from ug and is now in third year at uwi mona doing sports coaching he recalled that the transition to training and adjusting to life and studies in jamaica was easier than expected the transition was easier than i thought it would have been because uwi has a sports system that gives you the advantage to train and get back to classes and so forth he said the university of guyana has provided and continues to provide unwavering support to emanuel over the years as he would have represented the institution in numerous track and field events the confident athlete expressed elation at having the opportunity to represent his country at the 2021 tokyo olympics wow firstly it wasn t a goal i thought i would achieve but to be going to represent guyana is a privilege it means the world to me i want to thank my parents ms fraser and ug for introducing me back to track and field and providing the springboard for me to prove myself on the world stage this would not have been possible without them he noted ahead of his departure for tokyo ms fraser said i am really happy that through ug emanuel was afforded the opportunity and he has made good use of it and now he can call himself an olympian and the university of guyana can say that they provided the springboard for him to get there the sports coordinator noted that ug is currently working on a sports policy which will pave the way for students to be highly successful at both sports and academics at the same time ms fraser took the opportunity to urge prospective students with a passion for sports and academics to enroll for a programme at ug since the opportunities for success are endless presently emanuel is training under the guidance of his coach mr keerylee rickets he is confident that he has what it takes to shine on the world stage the chancellor prof edward greene vicechancellor xi prof paloma mohamed martin deputy vicechancellors dr emanuel cummings academic engagement and dr melissa ifill institutional advancement and the entire senior management team faculty and staff of the university of guyana extend best wishes to emanuel and the entire guyana delegation competing in the olympics for a full list of ug s degree offerings click here  https wwwturkeyenonlineuogedugy srms student prospective aboutapplying offeredprogsphp the university of guyana is the 58th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forward thinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana contact  ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc 5926235104 ug has provided the springboard for me to prove myself on the world stage emanuel archibald says ahead of departure for 2021 tokyo olympics  