The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) yesterday announced the Guyana teams that will participate in the Junior Pan American Games and the CAREBACO Junior Team
tournaments.

The talented junior athletes will travel for two prestigious international competitions this August.

Guyana’s Junior Pan American Games team will depart for Asunción, Paraguay today, while the CAREBACO Junior Team Tournament is scheduled from August 14-17, 2025 in Barbados.
Frank Waddell, Jonathan Debidin, Mishka Beharry, and Leshaunte Berkley will represent Guyana at the PANAM Games.
These athletes will compete in the Singles and Mixed Doubles events. The competition runs from August 10 to 13, 2025. The team will be led by National Senior Men’s Champion, Akili
Haynes, who will serve as both Coach and Manager.

Coach Haynes and the team will travel to Bridgetown, Barbados, where they will be joined by Ruel Rambiriche to represent Guyana at the CAREBACO Junior Team Tournament.
Frank Waddell will not participate in this leg due to age eligibility restrictions.
In Barbados, the Guyanese team will compete in the Mixed Team Event, facing regional opponents across five match categories: Boys’ Singles, Girls’ Singles, Boys’ Doubles, Girls’

Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
Joining them in Barbados for the CAREBACO Individual Championships, August 19-23, 2025 will be another strong contingent consisting of Coach Nkosi Beaton and players
Yonneil Benjamin, Christopher Jordan, Joel Rambiriche, Anjaneysa Godette, and Liam Brumell.
These athletes will compete in their respective U11 to U19 age categories.

The GBA extends best wishes to the young Badminton as they continue to represent the nation with pride and determination on the international stage. (Sean Devers)