– aimed at fine tuning preparations for Caribbean C/ships
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday urged enthusiasts to come out and visit the National Gymnasium from 10am where the national cadet and junior team will be engaged in several exhibition games before departing Guyana.
“They will be playing matches against senior players, master’s players and combine teams,” the GTTA General Secretary, Linden Johnson said. The exhibition playoffs are part of the cadet and junior team’s preparation
Chelsea Edghill
for the Caribbean Championships.
The GTTA had named a Junior and Cadets squad, comprising of some of Guyana’s talented and brightest table tennis prospects to participate in the Championships scheduled for April 2-8 in the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
The team was named under the association’s “With the Future in Mind Project”. Those expected to be on show today include:
Under-18 Girls: Chelsea Edghill, Akecia Nedd, Anna Joao and Jewel Todd; Under-18 Boys: Stephan Corlette, David Duncan, Joshua Lalbachan, Bryton Murray and Kevon Corbin.
Under-15 Girls: Priscilla Greaves, Kristie Lopes, Neveah Clarkston, Salema Jackman, Sheldon Atherley, Miguel Wong, Nicholas Lawrence and Alex Hopkinson.
Under-15 Boys: Shemar Britton, Kyle Edghill, Elishaba Johnson and Scott Garraway.
The team had commenced training under a rigid and structured training programme to prepare it for the competition. The officials identified to travel with the team include, Deirdre Edghill, Idi Lewis and Linden Johnson.