GUYANA’S top table tennis player Chelsea Edghill says that she has engaged in some solid practice sessions since her arrival in Mulhouse France in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In her second outing to the games and the only representative from the English-speaking Caribbean at the quadrennial, Edghill told Chronicle Sport, “It was just Guyana in the camp, so we took the time to train with some of the local players and practice with the world master’s bronze medalist and the practice session was good.”
She said they were in Mulhouse for a week and left the eastern French city for Paris on yesterday, adding, “We go back to Paris to settle in for the games but so far we have to train and getting use to the environment.”
The athletes’ time in Mulhouse, France was facilitated by Pan Am Sports to fine tune their skills and focus leading up to the multi-sport event next week.
The Paris Summer Olympic Games are set to commence on July 26 and conclude on August 11.
Edghill is joined by National Coach Idi Lewis, the country’s top swimmer, Aleka Persaud and coach Sean Baksh as well as track and field star Emanuel Archibald.