The National Sports Commission (NSC) through Director of Sports and the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) lend their support to recently crowned 11 years and under Caribbean table tennis cadet champion Kaysan Ninvalle in order to facilitate his pa
rticipation at the World Hopes Training and selection Camp scheduled from October 17-23 in Lima, Peru
Director of Sport Christopher Jones indicated that his organisation and by extension of the government of Guyana is committed to developing sports and giving its support to young athletic talents in the likes of Kaysan Ninvalle and other athletes across the different sporting disciplines where possible, in view of helping them to realise their potential ,develop their sporting and academic talents.
He indicated that upon reception of the request for support for young Ninvalle from the GTTA and being in tuned with his exploits among the many exploits of his and of other young table tennis talents have been showcasing in bringing Guyana regional honours he felt compelled and happy to have his entity support.
Director Jones extended best wishes to Ninvalle and his Coach national table tennis coach Linden Johnson in their quest to gain selection for the World Hopes selection and training camp. .
Similarly, GOA President K Juman Yassin and Treasurer of the Garfield Wiltshire handed over a cheque of significant contribution to assist Ninvalle.
Yassin indicated that he was happy to support young Ninvalle since he felt this is the direction he would love to see sports organization venturing into in view of synchronizing their programs with their international federations and putting forward programs for the developing young athletic as done by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA).
He touched on the implementation of the National Athlete Development Program-Table Tennis for Schools Project which is a collaborative project soon to be implemented and being piloted by the Association, the Government of Guyana, through its agencies, NSC, GTTA and the Guyana Teachers Union.
The GOA explained that his association has funded the equipment which is a critical project and model to creating the platform structures and programs which would aid in producing and developing a greater nucleus athletes in the respective disciplines.
The World Hopes is a new project of the ITTF Education & Training Program for young talented players in the U-11 age group that have already showcased their abilities and skills in the international arenas and are aspiring candidates in the route toward excellence.
The aim of the project is to promote and work with young talented Players for future success and growth and to bridge the gap in the ITTF Athletes Development Model for the selected age category,
Once selected sand under the ITTF preview the program offers a comprehensive and continuous pathway for players’ development from the age of 11 until they become Olympic candidates, while still U-21. For which the featured projects and incentives for transitioning the players across the different level and pathways as they mature and develop are the following programs
• Age 11-12: Hopes
• Age 13-15: Rough Diamonds
• Age 16-18: YOG Candidates – With the Future in Mind scholarships
• Age 18-21: OG Candidates – – With the Future in Mind scholarships
What this does is places Kaysan and Guyana into the spotlight and under the ITTF preview as a candidate and a country that the ITTF support in its developmental programs for the future
GTTA president Godfrey Munroe thanked the Director of Sports and President of the Guyana Olympic Association for their organization consideration in responding positively to the GTTA’s request for support
He will commence the training programme today, working some of the world best youth coaches and players before engaging in the selection activity
Coach Johnson outlined that the team arrived safely were well taken care of by Rafael Amendariz technical director for Peru Table Tennis Association and that he was able to get in some training with Ninvalle Peru’s national cadet team from in view of getting him acclimatized, positing that the sessions went well.
