Johnson lauds cadets for creditable third place finish

The proud Guyanese delegation displayed their third place trophy and medals yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. (Aubrey Crawford photo)

Mental preparation and exposure to higher levels of training and competition were the reasons given by coach Linden Johnson for Guyana finishing third at the recently concluded Cadets and Under-13 table tennis tournament in the Dominican Republic.
This was said during a press briefing yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

Guyana finished third overall behind Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico while the local under-13 boys copped the bronze medal in the team competition. The girls on the other hand came away empty handed and technical deficiencies were the main reasons for this according to Johnson.

That apart, Johnson said that the Guyanese