Talented racket wilder Miguel Wong faced his first of what is hoped to be his only stumbling block in qualifying for the Youth Olympic Games which are scheduled for Argentina from October 6-18.
Competing in the first series of qualifiers on Saturday in Paraguay, Wong, after receiving a bye in the first round lost to Jordan’s Khaled Khader 1-4 (7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 2-11 & 2-11) in the second round.
Miguel Wong
Though the tournament is played on a straight knock-out basis he will have a second crack at sealing qualification today when he plays Trehdel Lake of St. Kitts and Nevis. Should he win all of his matches today, he would be the second of two male qualifiers for the Youth Olympics; two females will also qualify.
According to President of Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Godfrey Munroe, should Wong be unsuccessful, there are still other avenues for him to make the trip to Argentina.
Despite the GTTA has sent Wong’s name to the International Olympic Committee for consideration as a possible candidate for a Universality allocated place (wild card), he still has to make attempts at qualifying.
The other windows of opportunities arise with the North American Championships, Canadian Championships in June and the Oceania qualifiers; Munroe stated once they acquire the necessary funds for him to participate at these tournaments, they will send him. (Akeem Greene)
