CAREBACO Championships 2016 in Aruba...Guyana return home with 14 – medals: 2-gold, 9-silver & 3-bronze

CAREBACO Championships 2016 in Aruba…Guyana return home with 14 – medals: 2-gold, 9-silver & 3-bronze

Aug 31, 2016 Sports

The Guyana Badminton Association expressed pleasure with the over-all performances of its Four Member Team at the Caribbean Championships 2016 which was held in Aruba August 18-25.

The outstanding performers at the recently held CAREBACO Championships 2016 in Aruba. From left; Narayan Ramdhani, Jonathan Mangra, Ambika Ramraj and Priyanna Ramdhani display their medals.

According to head of the association, Gokarn Ramdhani, the Guyanese players all played at their best in both the Team and Individual Championships against Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Dominican Republic, Jamaica & Aruba in a very competitive atmosphere. Although they had the smallest team (4-members) in the tournament, they still managed to stay on top.

“We are looking forward to having more support & recognition for our Players as they have proven to be the best over the last seven years medaling at almost all the tournaments they attend in the Caribbean, Pan American, South American & Inter-Guiana’s,” Ramdhani noted.

Results of our outstanding players:

UNDER-19 INTERNATIONAL:

Narayan Ramdhani: 2-SILVERS/-BRONZE

Priyanna Ramdhani: 1-SiILVER/1-BRONZE

Jonathan Mangra: 1-SILVER

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5-SILVERS

Narayan Ramdhani, Jonathan Mangra, Priyanna Ramdhani, Ambika Ramraj & Coach

UNDER-15 & 19 REGIONAL:

Priyanna Ramdhani: 2-GOLD

Narayan Ramdhani: 1-BRONZE

The GBA would like to thank Mohamed’s Enterprise, Republic Bank, NSC, BK International, Hand in Hand Insurance, Crown Mining, Gio Tech and Cosmopolitan Trading for their assistance which ensured the team competed at the Aruba event.