Ramdhanis, Ali star in GOA Olympic badminton tourney

TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Olympic Day badminton tournament concluded on Monday at the Queen’s College

The leading performers pose with their winnings at the completion of the competition on Monday evening
The leading performers pose with their winnings at the completion of the competition on Monday evening
Men’s Doubles champion Narayan Ramdhani (left) and Nicholas Ali in a relaxed mood after their triumph
Men’s Doubles champion Narayan Ramdhani (left) and Nicholas Ali in a relaxed mood after their triumph

badminton courts with the remaining categories being contested.

The remaining Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles were played off with Narayan Ramdhani winning the Open Singles by defeating Nicholas Ali in a thrilling three-setter that saw both players playing long rallies in the interest of winning crucial points.

Ramdhani won the first game 21-15, before Ali came back in the second 21-19.

Ramdhani then won the third game and final game 21-18 to win the open championship 2-1.

Ramdhani also teamed up with his sister Priyanna Ramdhani to win the Mixed Doubles by defeating Ali and Ambika Ramraj 21-12, 21-10. The win for the Ramdhani siblings made them both triple champions as they won the Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles categories.

Below are the summarised results:

Men’s Singles: 1st- Narayan Ramdhani 2nd- Nicholas Ali 3rd- Darell Carepeny 4th – Avinash Odit Ladies Singles: 1st- Priyanna Ramdhani 2nd- Ambika Ramraj 3rd- Nadine Jairam 4th- Arian Kayume Men’s Doubles: 1st- Narayan Ramdhani and Nicholas Ali 2nd- Noel Shewjattan and Christopher Persaud 3rd- Jonathon Mangra and Cecil Abrams 4th- Ernesto Choo- A- Fat and Darell Carpenay Ladies Doubles 1st- Priyanna Ramdhano and Ambika Ramraj 2nd- Nadine Jairam and Arian Kayume 3rd- Kara Abrams and Crystal Dey Mixed Doubles: 1st- Narayan Ramdhani and Priyanna Ramdhani 2nd- Nicholas Ali and Ambika Ramraj 3rd- Jonathon Mangra and Arian Mangra 4th- Christopher Persaud and Nadine Jairam

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