The Guyana Badminton Association will be attending the Pan American Junior Badminton Championships which will be held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 25 to August 1 where over 16 countries will take part.
Last year Guyana won Bronze. The Championships will be played in the Under- 11,13,15,17 & 19 events which include Boys & Girls Singles, Doubles and Mix Doubles.
Members of the Guyana Badminton team take time out for a photo op.
This year the Juniors have been in intense training for over a month by National Level Three Coach, Gokarn Ramdhani, who helped developed their game play, fitness and skills to a higher level. Over 600 Feather Shuttlecocks were used to prepare the Team.
The Team Members are: Captain-Nicholas Ali(U-19), Vice Captain-Christopher Persaud(U-19), Avinash Odit (U-19), Tricia Ramjit(U-19), Greer Jackson(U-17), Kevin Quaicoe(U-17), Narayan Ramdhani(U-15), Jamel Ramsook(U-15), Varsha Boodran(U-15), Ajave Singh(U-13), Jonathan Mangra(U-13), Christopher Camacho(U-11) and Priyanna Ramdhani(U-11).
The Team is expected to depart for the Championships today.
The Guyana Badminton Association would like the following sponsors for making this tour possible: Pritipaul Singh Investments, DaSilva Optical, C&V Shipping, Rent-A-Tent, North American Resources, Republic Bank Ltd, House of Optics, Industrial Safety Supplies, Noble House Seafoods Ltd, Toolsie Persaud Ltd, DIGICEL, Lance Hinds & Associates, Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services, Ogle Airport Inc, Guyana Olympic Association, National Sports Commission, Ministry of Youth, Culture & Sports, NCP Future-Ad, Paul Bram, Hand-in Hand, Bounty Farm, Wings Aviation Ltd, Ernesto Choo-A-Fat, Christopher Lawrence & Yonex Badminton Club.