Guyana, China to host table tennis tournament in celebration of diplomatic relations

Guyana, China to host table tennis tournament in celebration of diplomatic relations
The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the People’s Republic of China will be celebrating fifty (50) years of diplomatic relations in June 2022.
To mark this significant achievement, the Guyana Table Tennis Association, in collaboration with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, will be hosting a “Guyana-China Friendship Table Tennis Tournament” to “commemorate and celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between our peoples”.
This friendly competition will involve three mixed teams’ matches combining amateur players from the Chinese side and the Guyanese side. The event is scheduled to be held today, Sunday 27th February 2022, from 1pm to 4pm at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown, Guyana.
The event would also see the unveiling of the 50th Anniversary Logo jointly by personnel from the Chinese Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana.
Relations between Guyana and China have, over the years, been characterised by mutual respect and cooperation in the areas of culture, public health, infrastructure, economics and sports. Among other key developmental areas, table tennis has played a significant role in development of these bonds of friendship and diplomacy, with China supporting Guyana’s table tennis development for several decades.
It is for this reason that the two sides have decided to host a friendship table tennis tournament as one of the key activities to celebrate the significant milestone of the attainment of the 50th anniversary of their relationship.
Another feature of this afternoon’s proceedings would be some table tennis demonstration by members of the Guyana national team.