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Jun 24, 2016 Sports
The Guyana Olympic Association Open Badminton Tournament in observance of Olympic Day served off on Wednesday last at the National Gymnasium with competition in the Men’s, Ladies and Mix Doubles categories.
Although School’s Examinations are currently ongoing, The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) has expressed delight that the players have turned out to participate in this annual event.
Following are the results on day one:
MEN DOUBLES QUARTER-FINALS
Ronald Chang Yuen & Avinash Odit got past William Holder & Haymant Ramdhani: 21-16, 21-16
Narayan Ramdhani & Jonathan Mangra beat Priyanna Ramdhani & Ambika Ramraj: 21-5, 21-10
Darrell Carpenay & Marlon Chung trounced Dr. Harry Gorle & Nandha Kishore: 21-11, 21-8
Gokarn Ramdhani & Nicholas Ali hammered Cecil Abrams & Fardeen Alli: 21-9, 21-9
MEN DOUBLES ROUND 1
Dr. Harry Gorle & Nandha Kishore defeated P. Ramnarayan & Armand Ramdhani: 21-3, 21-15
Priyanna Ramdhani & Ambika Ramraj beat Tyreese Richards & Jamaal Humphrey: 21-5,21-9
LADIES DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS
Priyanna Ramdhani & Ambika Ramraj defeated Kara Abrams & Wonita Yang: 21-7, 21-8
Ayanna Watson & Emelia Ramdhani beat Priyanka Shivnauth & Gabriella Pertab: 21-19, 19-21, 21-12
MIX DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Jonathan Mangra & Ambika Ramraj got past William Holder & Angelica Holder: 21-15, 17-21, 21-14
Darrell Carpenay & Ayana Watson were too good for Fardeen Alli & Priyanka Shivnauth: 21-8, 21-6
Competition will continue today at the National Gymnasium from 17:00hrs. Olympic Day is observed worldwide each year on June 23, and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) celebrate the occasion on the Sunday closest to that day. Olympic day is the only annual worldwide event of the Olympic Movement.
The majority of the NOCs on the five (5) Continents take advantage of this occasion to share the Olympic spirit with people of all ages and from all walks of life.
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