Caribbean Table Tennis pre- Cadet Championships open

Aug 11, 2013 Sports

The Caribbean Table Tennis pre-Cadet 2013 Championships commenced last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The Tournament which involved host Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba Dominica Republic was officially declared opened by the Minister of Culture Youth and Sports Dr. Frank Anthony.
Anthony in his brief remarks congratulated the Guyana Table Tennis Association for hosting the championships and urged the participants to put their best foot forward. He stated that the

The teams at last evening opening ceremony at the CASH.

sport is ranked fifth in the world and urged the coaches the start training the players at a young age. The Minister encourage the youths to get more involved in sports and said it is not only about winning but how you play the game.
Anthony indicated that the sport can improve but stressed the need for more facilities and coaches. “This tournament is about finding, nurturing and developing new talent. We have demonstrated in the Caribbean that we can excel in sport, look at athletics for example,” added Anthony.
The Guyana Boys U-11 A team were set to battle their counterparts from the B team, while Barbados were scheduled to tackle Aruba in the said category last evening. Also set to play in last evening opening games were Guyana A team vs the Guyana B team (Girls U-13), Trinidad and Tobago vs Barbados (Girls U13), Guyana A vs Guyana B (Boys U-11) and Barbados vs Aruba (Boys U-11).
Among the fixtures for today are Trinidad and Tobago vs Guyana B (Boys U-11), Barbados vs Guyana A (Boys U-11), Barbados vs Guyana B (Boys U-11), Trinidad and Tobago vs Aruba (Boys U-11), Barbados vs Guyana B (Boys U-11), Guyana A vs Barbados (Girls U-13), Guyana A vs Trinidad and Tobago (Boys U-11), Guyana B vs Aruba (Boys U-11) and Trinidad and Tobago vs Barbados (Boys U-11).

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