National Junior Champion and Junior Olympian, Cheslea Edghill will benefit from a high-level training programme during August 11-17 in Puerto Rico. This is according to the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), which broke the news yesterday.
The Training Camp will feature and allow the top 22 junior and cadet players selected from the Latin American region the opportunity to practice, train and play matches with Chinese national junior players in one week of intense of training.
World renowned top level Chinese Coach, Zhang Xiaopeng will lead other Chinese, Olympic and World champion Coaches on the training stint. These will provide the necessary guidance and training for the players at the Nilmarie Santini Gymnasium, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“As an added incentive, the programme offers the best players participating in the training camp based on their ability, results, technical level and commitment to training, to participate in higher levels and continuous training,” GTTA said in a release.
The China Table Tennis Association will deliver DHS equipment to all participating countries.
The sponsors for the programme are: Double Happiness Table Tennis Equipment manufacturer, China Table Tennis Association, Puerto Rico Table Tennis Federation, ITTF Dream Building, Sports and Recreation Department and Puerto Rico Olympic Committee.