Guyana secured a team medal at the inaugural Caribbean Games, with the Men’s 3×3 Basketball team emerging victorious in the bronze medal game on Saturday evening in Guadeloupe.
The Guyanese- Stanton Rose, Timothy Thompson, Kimol Grimmond and Yonnick Tappin- combined to defeat Cuba 14-9.
It was sweet revenge for the Guyanese, who lost to the Cubans in the preliminary round on Saturday morning.
Summarised 3×3 Basketball results
Guyana defeated Guadeloupe 16-10
Guyana lost to Cuba 21-16
Guyana defeated St. Lucia 18-3
Guyana defeated Suriname 15-13 (QF)
Guyana lost to the Dominican Republic 21-14 (SF)
Guyana defeated Cuba 14-9 (Medal Round)
The Caribbean Games is being hosted for the first time with Under-23 athletes in seven disciplines.
Guyana is being represented in 3×3 Basketball, Athletics and Swimming.
