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    President announces major initiatives to elevate Indigenous athletes into national sports

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    President announces major initiatives to elevate Indigenous athletes into national sports

    President Irfaan Ali has announced several new measures to ensure the nation’s Indigenous athletes have access to opportunities in sports, namely cricket, football, and volleyball.

    According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, the announcement was made yesterday on day four of the 2025 Heritage Games. President Ali was joined by the Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat; Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr; Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steven Jacobs; Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning, Keoma Griffith; and the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Sarah Browne-Shadeek.

    More than 800 Indigenous athletes from the ten administrative regions are participating in the Heritage Games.

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