Latest update April 28th, 2026 12:30 AM
Chinese Embassy supports GTTA with equipment
GTTA President, Henry Greene and Executives among other stakeholders receive one of the table tennis kits from Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency, Yu Wenzhe yesterday.
– promises further input on different levels
The development thrust of local table tennis received a further fillip yesterday when the Chinese Embassy in Guyana handed over tables and kits compliments of the People’s Republic of China to the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA).
The press conference that was held at the Police Officers’ Mess, Eve Leary was three-fold since the association also reported on the return of the three new Level II Coaches; the GTTA formally handed over the tables ex-national player, Diane Chance had donated to the winners of last year’s Schools’ Championships.
On the first subject of the media briefing, which was the Chinese’s contribution to the sport, the GTTA President, Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, in accepting the equipment, said that it will be used toward their schools’ and decentralisation programmes.
Greene said that the equipment came at a time when the association is looking to advance the sport in schools and communities across Guyana. He added that he was overwhelmed with how the Embassy accelerated their contribution to the association.
Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency, Yu Wenzhe indicated that the donation was as a result of the cooperative relationship between Guyana and China. Ambassador Wenzhe pledged that further technical support will be given to the local table tennis programme in the form of a Chinese Coach in Guyana, while assistance will also be given to the players that will be exposed to high performance training in China.
On the second subject of the press conference, GTTA General Secretary told the media that their local decentralised programme will benefit from the three accredited International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level II Coaches, who were trained in Trinidad and Tobago.
Linden-based, Raynor ‘Copter’ Anderson, Georgetown’s, Linden Johnson and West Demerara-based, Muniram Persaud were the three coaches, having completed the Level I programme before, that were exposed to the Level II Course.
Johnson, speaking of his experiences on the course, said that they had to go through the syllabus in 36 hours unlike the Trinidadians who were privy to the manual two weeks before. He said that they all did well and they have a lot of responsibility to now help shape the future of the sport.
Johnson said that before they receive their certificates they must complete some 50 hours of table tennis community work with five hours under supervision. Johnson will supervise Anderson and Persaud while Munroe will supervise Johnson during the assessment.
Anderson committed to the GTTA development programme when he observed that in Linden the sport has been resuscitated under his influence. He said that it is hoped that the sport can go from strength to strength, especially in the schools, in the community.
Persaud noted that while he is attached to the Mae’s School, he also operates in West Demerara at Goed Fortuin and Uitvlugt. He said that he will expand the programme in his community with the technical and administrative support from the association.
Thirdly, Greene and the GTTA formerly recognised the contribution of Chance toward the sport when they handed over the tables she donated to Bishops High School and Mae’s, the two top schools in last year’s National Schools’ Table Tennis Championships.
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