Mixed fortunes for Ramdhani siblings at Pan Am C/Chips

There were mixed fortunes in store for Guyana’s racquet wielding siblings, Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani, as the competed amongst some of the best badminton players in the region at the XXIV Pan American Individual Championships 2021 in Guatemala.
Narayan and Priyanna entered the Pan Am Championships, scheduled for April 28 to May 2, with their focus on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics and the & South American Youth Games ad while they may not have had a stellar outing, that goal is not yet out of reach.

This is the first Senior Pan Am Tournament for both players after playing quite a number of years in the Junior Category. Amongst the challenges they faced, is the fact that they had limited tournaments for over a year and a half, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was able to perform at their best despite the Pandemic’s effects where they were exposed to a lot of restrictions.
This tournament attracted quite a number of top players who were trying to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics slated for July 23 to August 8.
Following a bye in the first-round draw of 64 in the Men’s Singles, Narayan Ramdhani stormed to a victory in the second-round draw of 3. In that game, he was opposing Shae Martin of Barbados, where the Guyanese won 21-18, 21-12 to reach in the round of 16.
Over in the Women’s singles, Priyanna Ramdhani suffered the first of twos losses the duo would endure in the competition. The Guyanese lost to the Dominican Republic’s No. 1 ranked and experienced player Nairoby Abigail Jimenez: 21-8, 21-12.
Later on, in the Mix Doubles Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani teamed up for the category, but lost to the Guatemalan pair of Antonio Emanuel Ortiz and Alejandra Jose Paiz Quan: 21-13, 21-13
According to The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA), they are now awaiting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Pan American Federation to inform them about whether or not Narayan will qualify for the Olympics and Priyanna for the South American youth games, after all points in the qualification periods are calculated.
The GBA is said to be extremely happy the players got the chance to participate in a tournament after a long layoff. The siblings’ outing in Guatemala was made possible by: Minister of Sports-Honorable Charles Ramson Jr., President of the GOA-Mr. Kalam Juman-Yassin, Demerara Bank-Dr. Yesu Persaud, Mohamed’s Enterprise-Mr. Mohamed and Ms. Ayanna Watson for making it possible for them to attend this Championships.