Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
GTTA satisfied with Caribbean C/ship showing
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday exuded satisfaction in the performance of the national Junior and Cadet team that recently returned from the Caribbean Championships in Trinidad and Tobago with seven bronze medals and an overall placing of fourth among those participating countries.
GTTA President, Godfrey Munroe (right) among parents and coaches pose for a photo moment with some members of the National Juniors, Cadets team (seated) following their return from the Caribbean Championships in Trinidad.
GTTA President, Godfrey Munroe, at a press briefing at the National Gymnasium said he is very pleased with the performance, but noted that there is much room for further improvement. Guyana had placed fifth overall in the competition last year.
“I’m pleased with the performance of the team given certain circumstances; our team only got together for two weeks prior to the competition and most of the players just graduated to higher categories; some of the players who dominated in the 13-and-Under went up to the 15-and-Under etc..,” Munroe said.
“I think the team did well, but there is a lot of work to do and we want to bring the team together more often so that the deficiencies the Coaches pointed out can be worked on. We have a good core of young athletes,” he added.
Munroe said the local team was very competitive and the association wants to ensure that they can become better over time. The three-time national champion pointed to exposure as a means of ensuring that the players become better.
“What you would find is that teams such as Puerto Rico and Santa Domingo would have all the exposure, and as such, would have better rankings and seeding than us and that is something we must change,” the GTTA President lamented.
He thanked the management of the team for the disciplined work they put in to ensure that they were recognised among the top tier in Trinidad. The team management comprised coaches, Idi Lewis, Linden Johnson and manager, Deirdre Edghill.
Lewis also believed that while Guyana did not get a gold or silver medal, the team definitely improved from a year before.
“Last year only Chelsea (Edghill) won a medal and this year everybody chipped in; those teams came ready for the competition, so for our team to compete and even beat them shows that we have a lot of talent to work with,” Lewis said.
Edghill revered the experience, calling it “great” and said that she took a lot away from the games that she either won or lost. Munroe closed with an expression of thanks to the sponsors and the media for contributing to the team’s development.
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