GTTA receives first shipment from Stag International

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), on Wednesday August 28, received a quantity of high quality table tennis equipment from STAG International, an India-based manufacturer and distributor of table tennis and durable sports equipment that is renowned for high quality.
The GTTA receipt comprised the following equipment: 10 Americas 16 elite tables, 1 Americas 16 elite show court table complete set, 12 umpire tables, 12 scoreboards,
60 dozen 3-Star balls, 60 dozen training balls, and 60 barriers.
The following national team kits were included in the receipt: track suits, playing shirts, shorts, kit bags, towels and socks.
In what was a ground-breaking historical agreement signed between Stag International Chairman Vivek Kholi and GTTA President Godfrey Munroe earlier this year, Guyana became the 41st country independently sponsored by Stag International. GTTA is now among a group of 57 countries worldwide that are sponsored by the brand.
Under the terms of this agreement, which resulted from a proposal by the GTTA, Stag will serve as the exclusive equipment provider for Guyana for the next four (4) years, and the GTTA will receive an equipment grant every two years.
The agreement will also see the GTTA benefiting from the provision of competitive discounted prices on future purchases of equipment, in addition to sponsorship and provision of equipment support for any international event being hosted by the GTTA within the period of the agreement. The Executive Committee of the GTTA is elated at this development.

The GTTA is aiming to develop new relationships with table tennis leaders throughout the world, to assist its efforts at providing the environment, infrastructure, equity, and accessibility for more players to play the sport in Guyana, decentralize the competitions and training programmes, build the Guyana table tennis brand, and improve performance.
Stag, which is based in Meerut, India, began as a family-run business in 1922.
Its table tennis equipment is used in junior Olympic and European continental championships, World Cup ITTF circuit events, and key championships worldwide.
With a global footprint in over 200 countries, and being a long-time partner of the International Table Tennis Federation and a Supplier Pool Member of the European Table Tennis Union, the company currently serves as a sponsor of 57 separate national teams throughout the world.
A significant focus of Stag’s business culture is to expand athletics opportunities for everyone – and particularly persons in need.
GTTA believes that Stag is at the forefront of Table Tennis with the quality of its equipment and the values expressed by this organization, which are aligned with the GTTA’s strategic plan. This means the GTTA will endeavour to explore ways of maximizing the potential of the relationship and the sponsorship arrangement in view of adding value.
The Guyana national team utilized Stag uniforms and equipment when the GTTA recently held the Pan American Games’ qualification event and Senior Caribbean Championships in March of 2019 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Guyana’s Mini and Pre-Cadet teams were recently outfitted with Stag brand equipment when the team participated in the Caribbean Mini and Pre- Cadet Table Tennis Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in August 2019.
The GTTA is expressing its gratitude to the management of: Mediterranean Shipping Company, Vidya Reddy, Demerara Shipping Company Limited, Dr. George Norton, Vivek Kholi and Mehul Dutt of Stag International, and the Guyana Revenue Authority for facilitating the clearance of the equipment.