{"id":16925,"date":"2024-02-28T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16925"},"modified":"2024-02-28T13:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:57:18","slug":"khalil-rahaman-alli-triumph-in-squash-handicap-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/khalil-rahaman-alli-triumph-in-squash-handicap-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Khalil, Rahaman &amp; Alli Triumph in Squash Handicap Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Tyriq Walters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgetown Club on Camp Street buzzed with excitement as Jason-Ray Khalil, Ryan Rahaman, and Kaden Alli emerged victorious in the Ministry of Sport and Bounty Farms Handicap Squash tournament held over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the elite category, Jason-Ray Khalil showcased his prowess by defeating Alex Arjoon in a thrilling two-set match, claiming the top spot with scores of 15-9 and 15-12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter De Groot secured third place by overcoming Steven Xavier in a closely contested match with scores of 16-14, 13-15, and 15-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the open category, Ryan Rahaman outplayed Lloyd Fung-A-Fat to clinch the title, while Kaden Alli emerged victorious over Egan Bulkan with scores of 8-15, 15-7, and 15-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the top players in the tournament were Miguel Wong, Mary Fung-A-Fat, and Jibril Alli, who showcased exceptional skills and sportsmanship on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deji Dias, the organizer of the event, expressed optimism about the future of squash in Guyana, highlighting plans to increase its popularity through outreach programs and school involvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a newly established facility owned by the government, Dias believes that squash participation will rise nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament, sponsored by the Ministry of Sport and Bounty Farms Limited, marked an important milestone in promoting squash and nurturing local talent in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters Georgetown Club on Camp Street buzzed with excitement as Jason-Ray Khalil, Ryan Rahaman, and Kaden Alli emerged victorious in the Ministry of Sport and Bounty Farms Handicap&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16925","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=16925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16927,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16925\/revisions\/16927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}