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Table Tennis talents Bryan and Sahadeo embark on Training Scholarship in India
Kaieteur Sports- National Table Tennis player and former National Men’s Champion and multiple Caribbean titles winners along with Krystian Sahadeo national junior player and Caribbean multi-pole medalist departed left Guyana on Friday to embark on a training scholarship at Jain University in India.
Nigel Brian (right) and Krystian Sahadeo sharing their moments at JAIN University in India
Nigel Bryan a Guyana Police Corporal and Krystian former Bishops High School student and now Government Technical Institute student were nominated by the GTTA for this key scholarship opportunity, the scholarship forms part of the Government of Guyana collaborative engagement between the national governing sports associations and federations of Badminton Table Tennis, Basketball, Cricket, Golf, and Swimming, the University of Jain and coordinated through the Goal programme.
Dr. Jacob Opadeyi with significant support and inputs from the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and National Sport Commission through Minister Charles Ramson and Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle.
The scholarship initiative offered training opportunity for one coach and one youth player from six (6) sports disciplines to enhance their coaching and athletic capacities capabilities. This is with the objective of exposing coaches to modern training methodologies, use of scientific approaches to coaching in high yield environments in addition to offering youth athletes from the respective sports disciplines selected for the first edition of the project, the opportunity to train and practice in high performance environment along with high performance players
The central aim is building a nucleus of talent which will possess and have the requisite skills to compete and represent Guyana at a high level winning medals, providing our athletes with the opportunities to fulfill their potential, allowing our coaches to be exposed to advance and new cutting edge coaching methodologies advancing Guyana sports performance and results internationally.
Bryan and Sahadeo land safe in India as they embark on a six-weeks training scholarship at JAIN University
Krystian Sahdeo student of Bishops High school is a Caribbean boy under 19 team medalist Caribbean Junior and Cadet Championships 2023, is a very disciplined and talented player who has shown the ability and temperament to be a leader in the sport
Nigel Bryan former national junior sensation Caribbean medalist and men’s champion will be engaging in coach enrichment program, Bryan who has signaled his intention to commence representation Guyana’s national team in key international engagements in 2025 will also use the opportunity to train in India.
Nigel and Krystian arrived in India and will commence training this week. The programme is set to run for 6 to 8 weeks.
JAIN University is renowned as the best university in Bangalore, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) promoted by JAIN Trust (JAIN University Trust) creates an exceptional space for an enhanced learning experience.
The vibrant culture of the University has embraced innovation, and its entrepreneurial perspective encourages students, staff, and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery, and explore new ways of learning.
The Honourable Minister of Youth Sport and Culture at his feature address at the National Sports Awards ceremony, addressed the scholarship recipients
JAIN is one the universities that is onboard with the government’s flagship Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship program, which offers thousands of Guyanese the opportunity to study at universities across the globe.
“You are going to be paving the way for many more athletes. It’s a fantastic opportunity,” Ramson said.
Minister Ramson urged the recipients to maximize on the “great facilities” they will experience at Jain University, noting that it is incumbent on them to transfer the knowledge and experience to the younger ones upon return.
The Minister committed to keeping constant contact with the athletes and coaches, offering support during their stay in India.
“We are going to continue to assess this programme that they are doing with us, but from what we have seen already it is a fantastic programme that is sport-specific.”
(Table Tennis talents Bryan and Sahadeo embark on Training Scholarship in India)
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