National junior table tennis team wings out for Dominican Republic

The Guyanese contingent of (L-R Back Row) Ramdeo Kumar, Coach Linden Johnson, Malachi Moore, Colin Wong, Krystian Sahadeo, Umar Percival, Jonathan Van Lange, (L-R Front Row) Samara Sukhai, and Akira Watson pose for a photo prior to their departure from the CJIA.

Yesterday, Guyana’s Junior National Table Tennis Team departed Guyana’s shores for Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, where they will participate in the 27th Caribbean Youth Championships scheduled for April 23-30.

The team departed the CJIA with Sky High Airlines at 2:20pm yesterday. In Santo Domingo, the team will be joined by Jasmine Billingy and Thuria Thomas, who are with the senior women’s teams competing in the senior edition of the championships.

The junior team will be coached by the experienced Linden Johnson along with Cuban coach Yasel Duany Cisneros. They are also accompanied and supported by Ramdeo and Ricardo Kumar.

The team is as follows: 

Boy’s U-19 Singles and Team Event

Jonathan Van Lange

Colin Wong

Krystian Sahadeo

Umar Percival

Girl’s U-15 Singles and Team Event

Jasmine Billingy

Samara Sukhai

Akira Watson

Girl’s U-19 Singles

Thuraia Thomas

Boy’s U-15 Singles and Team

Malachi Moore

Boy’s U-19 Doubles

Jonathan Van Lange and Colin Wong

Krystian Sahadeo and Umar Percival

Girl’s U-15 Doubles

Jasmine Billing and Samara Sukhai

Girl’s U-19 Doubles

Thuraia Thomas and Akira Watson

U-15 Mixed Doubles

Malachi Moore and Jasmine Billingy

U-19 Mixed Doubles

Jonathan Van Lange and Thuraia Thomas

Colin Wong and Samara Sukhai

Umar Percival and Akira Watson