GUYANA’S badminton team, playing in their first Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) championship, lost 2-3 to Suriname on the opening day of the tournament at the KNTS- Chinese Sporthal yesterday.

Having won the Mixed Doubles, Suriname went on to win the Girls’ Singles and Doubles while Guyana won the Boys’ Singles and Doubles events.
Despite suffering from a neck strain, Guyana captain Narayan Ramdhani defeated Alrick Toney of Suriname 21-16, 21-14 to give his country the start they needed.
But Narayan’s sister Priyanna was no match Suriname’s Rugshaae Ishack who defeated her to 21-12, 21-12 in the Girls’ Singles.
Ramdhani (Narayan) and Jonathon Mangra partnered in Guyana’s 21-13, 21-12 victory over Suriname’s Kevin Lou and Patrick Vigilandzoon in the Boys’ Doubles.
Ambika Ramraj and Krystal Peters were the pair who did battle in the game against Suriname in the Girls’ Doubles. The Dutch duo of Shemara Windveld and Santusha Ramzan made light work of the Guyanese and won 12-21, 5-21.
Meanwhile, with French Guiana not competing in badminton this year, Guyana and Suriname will go head-to-head again today at the same venue from 10:00hrs.

(By Rawle Toney in Suriname)