{"id":18303,"date":"2024-04-08T14:53:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18303"},"modified":"2024-04-08T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:53:08","slug":"guyana-celebrates-historic-medal-win-at-masters-indoor-hockey-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-celebrates-historic-medal-win-at-masters-indoor-hockey-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Celebrates Historic Medal Win at Masters Indoor Hockey World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Travis Seymour<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is beaming with pride following Guyana&#8217;s historic performance at the 2024 Masters Indoor Hockey World Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement marks Guyana&#8217;s best finish in their debut appearance at a global championship event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Competing at the Indoor World Cup in Nottingham, England, Guyana&#8217;s over-45 team remained undefeated until the final match, where they narrowly lost to the host country, England, with a score of 5-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of the Guyana Hockey Board, Phillip Fernandes, expressed his delight at the team&#8217;s exceptional performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The team really exceeded expectations,&#8221; Fernandes remarked, highlighting their journey to the final, where they showcased remarkable skill and determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fernandes emphasized the team&#8217;s impressive victories throughout the tournament, including wins against formidable opponents such as France (3-2), England (7-4), Canada (10-2), and Wales (6-5) during the pool rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He credited the team&#8217;s resilience and adaptability for their success, especially considering the significant challenges they faced during their preparation for the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored by cement company Rock Hard Distributors Inc., the Masters Hockey indoor team received crucial support that contributed to their outstanding performance on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s achievement at the Masters Indoor Hockey World Cup reflects the nation&#8217;s growing presence and competitiveness in international hockey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team&#8217;s historic medal win serves as a source of inspiration for athletes and fans alike, showcasing Guyana&#8217;s potential to excel in the world of sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Hockey Board looks forward to building on this success and continuing to foster the growth and development of hockey in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is beaming with pride following Guyana&#8217;s historic performance at the 2024 Masters Indoor Hockey World Cup. This achievement marks Guyana&#8217;s best finish&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18303","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\/18303","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=18303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18305,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18303\/revisions\/18305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}