After eight days of action at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) in the 61st Seniors Caribbean Table Tennis Championship, Team Guyana managed to secure second place, while the Dominican Republic were crowned overall champions.
Team Guyana poses with Director of Sport Christopher Jones and men’s coach Sydney Christophe
In the competition, Guyana searched for a gold medal, but alas, the Dominicans were too strong as they sat comfortably on 1530 points, dominating the entire tournament. For team Guyana they were able to attain three silver and seven bronze medals, competing in eleven events in total. Speaking to <<Guyana Times Sport>>, Director of Sport Christopher Jones said, “I want to commend team Guyana who did an excellent job, of course they would have come up against countries that are likely to have more resources than them thus training more constantly. But with the recognition that the Guyana table tennis association has, they have received the requisite mats and all of the equipment’s. Essentially space is needed in which table tennis can be trained and practiced on a more frequent basis. Of course working with President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association Godfrey Munroe and his executive, we will lend support in whatever way we can and identify a space where the athletes can train frequently in preparation for the 62nd games in 2020”.
Also speaking to this publication was Head Coach of the men’s team Sydney Christophe, who stated that the performance of the Guyana team was excellent and noted that the athletes played at the level he expected.
He went on to say that the standard of table tennis in the Caribbean has risen, but he was even more impressed that team Guyana was able to compete on their level to bag second position on 750 points. Christophe also believed that come 2020 his vision of Guyana going a step further, can be achieved. He mentioned that the players made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their all and vowed their performance for the 62nd Seniors Caribbean Table Tennis Championship which is to be hosted in Havana Cuba, will be a higher level.
