Sports

Cricket lovely Cricket! One cannot miss out on Guyana’s national sport without participating in a game of cricket while in Guyana.
You can enjoy international test matches at the Providence National Stadium, local club matches at various cricket club venues such as the Everest Cricket Club, Bourda Cricket Club and The Georgetown Cricket Club, or the most exciting friendly competition played in open fields, parks or streets.
Cricket which was handed down to the Caribbean region by the British in the past centuries have grown tremendously over the years. Some of the worlds cricketing legends such as Basil Butcher, Lance Gibbs, Rohan Kanhai, Alvin Kalicharran, Colin Croft, Roger Harper, Clive Lloyd, Carl Hooper, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan are all Guyanese and continue to make Guyana National game exciting.
Guyana is home to motor racing in the region with over 50 years in the motor racing sport. Today the South Dakota Circuit is the main venue for all international, regional and local races for cars, bikes and go karts racing. Countries from the USA, Canada, Caribbean and Suriname come to Guyana to be crushed by Guyana’s top Racers such as Mark Veira, Andrew King, Ryan Rahaman, Jad Rahaman, Andre Morgan and Stefan Jeffery in the race of Champions and international races.
Football commonly known as soccer is another of Guyana’s favorite sport. There are tournaments such as the Kashif & Shanghai Tournament, Digicel League and the GT&T League which throughout the year pulling local, regional, and international footballers to Guyana .On Friday nights, football fans flock venues to watch their teams compete. Football is also being played in a frenzy atmosphere on weekends in the streets, community centers, and parks in Guyana.

Rugby, perceived to be one of the roughest sports in Guyana . Players and spectators alike look forward to the yearly international competition that involved players from all across the region and Latin America to compete in the male and female league.

The horse racing association pulls off one of the most exciting sporting event in Guyana which attracts jockeys, horses and fans from all across the country to participate in the ‘sport of the kings’. Popular race tracks such as Georgetown Turf , Kennard Memorial Turf , Port Mourant and Rising Sun Turf are known to create exciting experience at horse racing time. A day at the races is always a fun filled day with onlookers shouting and screaming in support of thier favourite horse and jockey. Owners, punters,families and friends party all day as the atmosphere is being charged with many races. It could be a lucky day for you while having a good time.