{"id":442615,"date":"2026-01-28T09:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/442615\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:24:07","slug":"boxing-set-for-infrastructure-lift-as-gba-welcomes-6b-sports-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/442615\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing set for infrastructure lift as GBA welcomes $6B sports budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stabroeknews.com\/images\/2026\/01\/am-boxing-copy.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t <\/a>The completion of a new boxing gym at Angoy\u2019s Avenue in New Amsterdam, is expected to provide a significant boost to local sporting infrastructure and athlete development. (File photo)<\/p>\n<p>The Government\u2019s proposed $6 billion allocation for sport in the 2026 National Budget, including the completion of a new boxing gym at Angoy\u2019s Avenue in New Amsterdam, is expected to provide a significant boost to local sporting infrastructure and athlete development.<\/p>\n<p>The allocation forms part of the wider $1.558 trillion national budget and continues the State\u2019s investment in the sports sector, with amateur boxing among the disciplines set to benefit directly.<\/p>\n<p>For the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), the inclusion of the Angoy\u2019s Avenue facility represents a long-awaited improvement for athletes and coaches in Berbice, where access to modern training spaces has been limited.<\/p>\n<p>GBA Secretary Stacy Correia said the funding could help strengthen the sport\u2019s foundation, particularly in addressing facility shortages and creating safer, more structured training environments for young athletes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stabroeknews.com\/2026\/01\/28\/sports\/selection-was-tough-sammy-on-west-indies-mens-t20-world-cup-squad-selection\/\" rel=\"prev nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlock 1 week of unlimited access for just $5, or pick our top plan for only 30\u00a2 a day! Enjoy fewer ads, full ePaper access, and our iOS &amp; Android apps as a subscriber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The completion of a new boxing gym at Angoy\u2019s Avenue in New Amsterdam, is expected to provide a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-442615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}