GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s student-athletes departed today for Paramaribo, Suriname, carrying the nation’s hopes into the 2026 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), scheduled for October 23–25. The three-day multi-sport showcase, inaugurated in 1967, brings together young competitors from Guyana, host nation Suriname and French Guiana to foster regional athletic development and strengthen international ties. Funded by the...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) is pleased to announce that it has been allocated two (2) Referee License Allocations and one (1) Commissioner License Allocation by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for the upcoming Game Officials Licensing period of 2027-2029. The allocations, detailed in FIBA’s official communication to the GBF, form part...
Georgetown, Guyana — Guyana has received an invitation from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to participate in eFIBA Season 5, the global national-team competition for NBA 2K esports. The upcoming season builds on eFIBA’s growing international reach. The previous edition brought together 58 national federations and concluded with the eFIBA World Finals in Qatar, where...
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) is proud to announce that the Guyana Senior Men’s National Team has been officially named as the replacement team for the upcoming FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers (2nd Round). This decision follows Antigua and Barbuda’s withdrawal from the competition. Guyana received the invitation after being identified as the...
FIBA has published the Official Basketball Rules 2026 (valid as of 1 October 2026) and other related documents. MIES (Switzerland) –The FIBA Official Basketball Rules 2026 (OBR2026) are now available for the entire basketball family. All the changes have been approved by the FIBA Central Board earlier this year. The new edition of the Official...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – August 3, 2026 – The Guyana Women’s 3×3 National Team delivered a commanding performance on Monday morning at the Malecón Deportivo, defeating Guatemala 15–11 in the 5th-Place Semi-Final of the CAC Games to secure a spot in the 5th-Place Final later today. After a heartbreaking one-point loss to El Salvador...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The dream run for Guyana’s Men’s 3×3 Basketball team at the CAC Games came to a somber and premature conclusion on Tuesday evening, as the squad suffered a second consecutive loss in Pool A play, falling 15-10 to Haiti. The defeat was overshadowed, however, by a serious injury to key...
Golden Arrowhead squads set to fly high in Santo Domingo on August 1 GEORGETOWN, Guyana – July 28, 2026 – The Guyana Basketball Federation has officially confirmed the men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball rosters set to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the prestigious XXV Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games. The highly anticipated tournament tips...
GLASGOW, Scotland – July 26, 2026 – Guyana’s men’s 3×3 basketball team came agonizingly close to their second victory of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, falling 20-19 to Nigeria in a nail-biting Pool A clash at SEC Hall 4 on Sunday evening. In what was undoubtedly Guyana’s most competitive performance of the tournament, Guyana pushed...
Glasgow, Scotland – July 26, 2026. The Guyana Men’s 3×3 National Basketball team faced a formidable Australian side on Sunday, succumbing to a 21-11 defeat in their Pool A matchup at SEC Hall 4. Despite a spirited defensive effort, the Golden Jaguars were unable to overcome a dominant performance from the Australians, who controlled the...