JUNIOR Sportswoman-of-the-Year Chelsea Edghill and national coach Idi Lewis winged out for Shanghai, China yesterday where they are expected to take part in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Road to Nanjing Training Camp, which began June 3 and will run up to June 21. 

The two are expected to join Shemar Britton, and Trenace Lowe, who are already in China for the training programme to be held at the secluded Shanghai Sport Training Base. Overseas-based Guyanese Paul David is also said to be in China but at a different training programme in Beijing.
Speaking with Chronicle Sport, president of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe confirmed the involvement of the players in the programme, which is also supported by Olympic Solidarity.
With several international events on the horizon the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is going all out to ensure that the players receive as much exposure as possible in their preparation.
“I think this is the right direction for us, in terms of providing the opportunities that our players need. It’s good that we can do this for our players because their participation in these programmes will help them to improve their world ranking and it is good that we can do that for them,” Munroe said.
The players are expected to remain in China after the completion of the training camp in Shanghai to take part in the China Junior and Cadet Open which will be held from June 23-27.
The ongoing programme engages 23 junior table tennis players from all across the world, training under the auspices of some of China’s top national coaches.

(Tamica Garnett)