Guyana fields strong junior team for CAREBACO tournament

A dozen junior Guyanese badminton players are expected to heat up the Badminton courts in Trinidad and Tobago as they compete in the CAREBACO Junior Badminton Tournament this week. The competition is scheduled to run from August 17 to 20, 2023.
The members of the Guyana Badminton Association are hoping to bring home medals for their country.
The twelve junior players will be coached by national players Priyanna Ramdhani and Akili Haynes, who have been working assiduously with the team over the past few weeks. The team will be accompanied by GBA President Mrs. Emelia Ramdhani and by Ms. Martina Bacchus-Felix.
The CAREVACO team will depart for the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago today, Wednesday August 16, 2023.

The team comprises the following athletes and the category they will be competing in.

Gianna Ramnarine – Under-13 & Under- 15 (singles & doubles)
Gabrielle Felix – Under-15 (singles & doubles)
Avinash Ramnarine – Under-15 & Under-17 (singles, doubles & mixed doubles)

Naveah Eastman – Under- 17 (singles, doubles & mixed doubles)
Genevieve Bookram – Under-17 (singles, doubles & mixed doubles)
Joanathan Debidin – Under-17 (singles & doubles)
Gabriel Felix – Under-17 (singles, doubles & mixed doubles)
Nikolas Pollard – Under-17 (singles, doubles & mixed doubles)

Frank Waddell – Under-19 (singles & doubles)
Raah Russell – Under-19 (singles & doubles)
Haresh Persaud – Under-19 (singles & doubles)
Jonathan Robinson – Under-19 (singles & doubles)

Following the junior tournament, the Trinidad & Tobago International Tournament (senior) will be held from August 22-26, 2023, and Akili Haynes and Priyanna Ramdhani will be competing in the men’s singles, women’s singles, mixed doubles and women’s doubles (where Priyanna will team up with a regional colleague in the fraternity from Barbados).