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GTTA awards winners of Business School tourney
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday awarded the various prize winners from the Business School Mini Cadet, Cadet and Junior Team’s Tournament, which was held over last weekend at the National Gymnasium.
Mae’s Primary ‘A’ team won the 11-years-and-under teams competition
Director of Sport, Neil Kumar (seated, centre), GTTA President, Godfrey Munroe (on his right) and sponsor, owner of the Business School, James Bovell (on his left) join other officials, players and parents for a photo opportunity following yesterday’s presentation.
with Mae’s ‘B’ coming second in the category. Mae’s Secondary ‘A’ team then won the 13-years-and-under competition with Mae’s ‘B’ finishing second and Rama Krishna Primary third.
With their dominance in the two categories Mae’s School won the overall teams contest with 36 points with Marian Academy finishing second with 14 points after winning the 15-years-and-under competition; Central High School was third with 11 points.
Some 10 schools participated in the competition, including St. Stanislaus College, which finished fourth with nine points, Chase Academy fifth with five points, while Queens College, Rama Krishna Primary and The Business School tied for sixth with four points each. East La Penitence Primary held the next position ahead of North Ruimveldt Primary.
Director of Sport Neil Kumar, while lauding the organisation of the tournament, said that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports had given tables to more than 10 schools and he was not happy with the non-participation from some schools.
“I want to tell some schools that they can do better if they place emphasis on sports. I’m concerned that schools like Bishops High and Covent Garden Secondary did not participate in this tournament,” Kumar said, adding that he will launch his own investigation into those schools that the ministry had given tennis tables.
Kumar pleaded with the parents present to keep supporting their children in the sport. He asked those parents to take their support one step further and invite their neighbours or tell someone about the sport so that more persons could get involved.
“When I came here last Saturday, I felt good when I saw so many young players playing table tennis. I was glad to see parents committed to see children playing; those parents must feel comfortable with their children playing sport in school,” he said.
GTTA President, Godfrey Munroe indicated his enthusiasm with the level of participation and lauded those who contributed to the tournament’s success for their efforts; owner of the Business School, James Bovell re-committed to sponsorship next year.
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