{"id":16453,"date":"2024-02-12T20:29:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16453"},"modified":"2024-02-12T20:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:29:31","slug":"guyana-to-make-debut-at-world-indoor-masters-world-cup-with-under-45-hockey-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-to-make-debut-at-world-indoor-masters-world-cup-with-under-45-hockey-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana to Make Debut at World Indoor Masters World Cup with Under-45 Hockey Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Travis Seymour<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a historic move, Guyana is set to participate in the 2024 World Indoor Masters World Cup in Nottingham, England, with its first-ever under-45 side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by Phillip Fernandes, the head of the Guyana Hockey Board, preparations are well underway for this milestone event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition, organized by the World Masters Hockey body, is scheduled to take place from March 28th to April 1st in Nottingham, England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s under-45 male team will make its debut on the international stage, representing the country&#8217;s growing presence in the world of hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fernandes expressed his enthusiasm for fielding a strong team, highlighting the significance of this opportunity for Guyanese players to gain valuable experience in international masters&#8217; competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the increasing prominence of such events in the global hockey scene, noting the trends that indicate a growing interest and participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Fernandes believes that Guyana&#8217;s participation in the World Cup will benefit the local hockey scene, providing inspiration and motivation for aspiring players back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Cup will feature male and female national teams from various countries competing across different age groups, including over 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s team will face formidable opponents from countries like Germany, France, England, Canada, Bangladesh, Australia, and Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament is set to kick off at the David Ross Sport Village at the University of Nottingham Park in the United Kingdom, marking a significant moment for Guyanese hockey on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour In a historic move, Guyana is set to participate in the 2024 World Indoor Masters World Cup in Nottingham, England, with its first-ever under-45 side. Led by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16454,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16453\/revisions\/16454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}