{"id":21056,"date":"2024-07-02T16:26:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21056"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:26:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:26:59","slug":"frank-wadell-and-mishka-beharry-triumph-in-national-junior-badminton-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/frank-wadell-and-mishka-beharry-triumph-in-national-junior-badminton-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Wadell and Mishka Beharry Triumph in National Junior Badminton Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a thrilling conclusion to the National Sports Commission Junior National Badminton Singles Tournament, Frank Wadell and Mishka Beharry emerged as the standout performers in the Under-19 category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament, which concluded on Thursday night, showcased impressive displays of skill and determination from young athletes across various age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the boys\u2019 Under-19 singles final, Frank Wadell displayed his prowess by defeating Berbice\u2019s Xavio Alexander in straight sets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wadell clinched the first set 21-18 and followed it up with a commanding performance in the second set, securing victory with a score of 21-15, thus claiming the National Under-19 championship title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Mishka Beharry demonstrated her dominance in both the Under-17 and Under-19 girls&#8217; categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Under-19 girls&#8217; singles final, Beharry overwhelmed Leshaunte Berkley with scores of 21-6 and 21-7 in straight sets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the evening, she had secured the Under-17 title with a comprehensive victory over Malia Haley, winning 21-4 and 21-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament also saw Ruel Rambirche shine in the Under-15 division, where he triumphed over Egan Bulkan with scores of 21-8 and 21-6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Ethan Bulkan claimed victory in the Under-13 boys&#8217; singles category, while Anjaneysa Godette and Gabrielle Felix emerged as champions in the Under-11 girls and Under-15 girls singles, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the success of the tournament, Emily Ramdhani, head of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA), praised the participants for their outstanding performances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the importance of readiness for upcoming competitions, urging players to prepare for the next junior doubles and mixed doubles tournament scheduled for October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament will commence in schools and culminate in a grand competition at the National Gymnasium, highlighting ongoing efforts to nurture talent and promote badminton at the grassroots level in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling conclusion to the National Sports Commission Junior National Badminton Singles Tournament, Frank Wadell and Mishka Beharry emerged as the standout performers in the Under-19 category. The tournament,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21056","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\/21056","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=21056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21058,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21056\/revisions\/21058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}