{"id":22285,"date":"2024-09-04T16:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22285"},"modified":"2024-09-04T16:43:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:43:30","slug":"lindens-kaidon-persaud-to-compete-in-world-u-20-athletics-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/lindens-kaidon-persaud-to-compete-in-world-u-20-athletics-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Linden\u2019s Kaidon Persaud to Compete in World U-20 Athletics Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Shannon Totaram<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaidon Persaud, a standout athlete from Linden, has been selected to represent Guyana at the upcoming World U-20 Athletics Championships, which will be held in Lima, Peru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the only athlete from Linden on the national team, Persaud will compete in both the men&#8217;s mixed and 4&#215;400-meter relay events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Persaud, who previously earned a silver medal at the Carifta Games, is set to make his debut on the global stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His selection is seen as a significant achievement, underscoring his dedication and rigorous training over the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Track and field coach Johnny Gravesande expressed confidence in Persaud&#8217;s abilities, noting that the athlete&#8217;s extensive preparation since the beginning of the year has positioned him for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Gravesande anticipates a strong performance from Persaud and hopes for a gold medal outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The national team is scheduled to depart Guyana on Saturday, with the World Athletics U-20 Championships running from August 27 to September 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, organized by World Athletics, will feature competitors from across the globe in the U-20 athletics age category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shannon Totaram Kaidon Persaud, a standout athlete from Linden, has been selected to represent Guyana at the upcoming World U-20 Athletics Championships, which will be held in Lima, Peru.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22285","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\/22285","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=22285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22287,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22285\/revisions\/22287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}