Guyanese karate athletes won 28 medals, including six gold, at the 5th International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) World Shoto Cup Karate Tournament in Mérida, Mexico, over three days of competition.
The 92-member ISKF-Guyana delegation also collected seven silver and 15 bronze medals in individual and team events. The team had spent two days before the contest at training seminars led by ISKF Chairman and Chief Instructor Shihan Hiroyoshi Okazaki.

Guyana's green and purple belt competitors opened the campaign on Friday, October 23, and Agnes Siju made the strongest start, winning gold in both kata and kumite in the female 14-15 division. Katalina Carter, Arryann Sankar and Zenaide Marcus then combined to take gold in team kata, and Carter added silver in individual kata.
Marcus also won bronze in individual kata and kumite, while Jonathan Singh, Thalia Robinson and Geetanjali Ramnarace each took bronze in both disciplines.
The brown belts continued the run on Saturday. Myla Babb-Romney won gold in female 12-13 kumite, and Jadah Barnwell finished second in the same discipline. Shacquel Jerry took silver in kata and bronze in kumite, Miah Sampson won bronze in both events, and Kempton Carter earned bronze in kumite.

Guyana's black belts closed the tournament on Sunday, October 25, against some of the strongest competitors in the field. Malakai Babb-Romney won gold in male 14-15 kumite, and Amario Tyrrell took silver in male 12-13 kumite.
Trivena Tyrrell won silver in kata and bronze in kumite, while Jasmin Dalgetty did the reverse, taking bronze in kata and silver in kumite. Kelly Carter added silver in female 15-17 kumite.
The black belts also performed well in team events. Babb-Romney, Emily Ibbott and Dalgetty won gold in the mixed 12-14 team kata division, and Jaden Dalgetty, Jonathan Yong and Kelly Carter took bronze in the mixed 15-17 division.

Off the floor, three members of the delegation gained international officiating experience. ISKF-Guyana Country Director and Chief Instructor Christopher Chaves, who led the delegation, Alex Rodrigues and Storm Katchay served as judges at the tournament.
The delegation's participation was supported by financial assistance from the Government through the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry and the National Sports Commission.