Silver lining!

SECOND BEST! The Guyana U19 boys table tennis team which lost to the Dominican Republic in yesterday’s final.

Guyana earned a silver medal in the boys U19 team event of the 26th Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation Youth Championships, losing to powerhouse Dominican Republic 0-3 in the final yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

In the opening fixture Colin Wong went down to Rafael Cabrera 8-11, 7-11, 12-10 and 8-11.

Hopes for gold  rested on the broad shoulders of 16-year-old star player Jonathan Van Lange  who had taken a game off of the much vaunted, world rated number 67, Bryan Afanador, of Puerto Rico in the men’s team event.