As promised after their trip to Berbice, the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) made their way to Linden to further extend the Shuttle Time Project.
Mackenzie High School and the Christianburg-Wismar Secondary School were graced with the presence of Guyana Badminton Association President Gokarn Ramdhani, Vice President Ayanna Watson, Secretary Emelia Ramdhani and National Champions Narayan an Priyanna Ramdhani as they participated in the ‘Shuttle Time Project’ 3&4.
Only recently, the group travelled to Berbice over the past weekend, where they carried out projects 1&2 at two secondary schools; namely, Berbice High School and the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School.
The ‘Shuttle time Project’ is geared at introducing children to the sport of badminton while simultaneously developing the sport in Guyana.
Priyanna and Narayan Ramdhani taking a photo opportunity with students of the CWSS
Organised by the GBA, student athletes Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani are the ones to conduct the introductory sessions.
Aside from the sessions, the GBA presented each school with Shuttle Time kits, which include rackets, shuttlecocks and nets, in order to keep the sport active in the respective schools.
The Ramdhani siblings have once again made a personal donation of 11 rackets to potential players.
In a statement, the Badminton Association extended its gratitude to a number of persons who made the engagement in Linden possible.
GBA President Gokarn Ramdhani making a presentation to MHS Headmaster Haslyn Small
“The GBA would like to thank the Headmaster Haslyn Small, Deputy Head Auja Sealey and Physical Education (PE) Teacher Shavin Green of Mackenzie High School, and the Headmistress Shellanne Craigwell and Physical Education (PE) Teacher Selon Peters of the Christianburg- Wismar Secondary School, for arranging the large turnout of students for this Shuttle Time Project at their respective schools,” the Association wrote.
They added, “The GBA would also like to thank Lindley Langhorn (Head – Physical Education Allied Arts) for arranging the two schools so that we were able to execute the Shuttle Time Project.”
A global project instituted by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the Shuttle Time Project was first launched in Guyana back in 2017.
