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Jul 12, 2014 Sports
The Guyana Police Force yesterday expressed its disappointment over the non-selection of Nigel Bryan to represent Guyana at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 22-August 3, stating that the decision might be deliberately aimed at expelling Bryan from the sport.
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) had named Christopher Franklin, Paul David, Shemar Britton, Idi Lewis on the Men’s Team and Trenace Lowe, Chelsea Edghill, Nathalie Cummings and Jody-Ann Blake on the Female Team. GTTA President, Godfrey Munroe will be attending as Manager/Coach.
Below is the full statement from the Guyana Police Force on Bryan’s non-selection:
“Having been made aware of the male players, who comprise the Table Tennis team on Guyana’s delegation for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, through a release made by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and which was published in the Guyana Times on Tuesday June 24, 2014, the Guyana Police Force is expressing its concern and surprise at the omission of Nigel Bryan, current National Table Tennis, Under-21 Champion and Men’s Open Champion, and who is also a member of the Police Force.
According to information reaching the Guyana Police Force, the available records reveal that Nigel Bryan’s performance on the local Table Tennis scene and at tournaments where he represented the country overseas surpasses that of some of the players chosen for the team. He recently defeated Shemar Britton at the Goodwill Games in Suriname during March this year and also at the 2014 Independence Tournament.
It should also be noted that Nigel Bryan emerged the Men’s Open Champion at the Goodwill Games where he competed against players from Suriname and French Guiana.
The selection of Christopher Franklyn and Idi Lewis ahead of National Champion Nigel Bryan is also questionable since they have not competed in any local tournament for the past two years.
While we accept that the persons selected are all talented players, we are disappointed that the reigning National Table Tennis Champion of Guyana has been overlooked for the opportunity of representing his country at the Commonwealth Games.
We are of the view that the selection criteria may not have been fairly applied and we are left with the opinion that there may be some collusion aimed at keeping this very talented young player out of the team selected and possibly the sport itself.
Ivelaw Whittaker
Public Relations and Press Officer”
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