{"id":19345,"date":"2024-05-02T00:09:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T00:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19345"},"modified":"2024-05-02T00:11:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T00:11:02","slug":"mohryan-baksh-gears-up-for-caribbean-junior-squash-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mohryan-baksh-gears-up-for-caribbean-junior-squash-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohryan Baksh Gears Up for Caribbean Junior Squash Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Tyriq Walters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Caribbean squash championship approaches, Mohryan Baksh, representing the Guyana Squash Association (GSA), is ready to showcase his skills on the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an exclusive interview with NCN&#8217;s Tyriq Walters at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street, Baksh expressed his excitement about the upcoming tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baksh, set to compete in the under-19 junior category, sees it as an honor to represent Guyana, especially considering the limited spots available for the tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With dedication and determination, he aims to make his country proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on his recent performance at the woodpecker junior championship, Baksh highlighted areas for improvement, particularly focusing on his fitness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing that his fitness level hindered his performance in the nationals, he is committed to enhancing his fitness to deliver better results in the upcoming championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the challenge of facing squad captain Nicholas Verway, also the national and Caribbean junior squash champion, Baksh maintains a competitive spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While they train together and share mutual respect off the court, once they step onto the court, it&#8217;s an all-out battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The junior squash squad, consisting of 40 players across various age categories, undergoes rigorous training to prepare for competitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Training sessions include running three miles weekly at the National Park and court time to hone their skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Baksh and his fellow teammates intensify their training regimen, they aim to make a significant impact at the Caribbean squash championship, representing Guyana with pride and determination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters As the Caribbean squash championship approaches, Mohryan Baksh, representing the Guyana Squash Association (GSA), is ready to showcase his skills on the court. In an exclusive interview&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19345","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\/19345","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=19345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19347,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19345\/revisions\/19347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}