Majority of Pan Am Junior badminton team returns today

The first set of players from Jamaica’s successful Junior Pan Am badminton team is expected to return home this evening with team manager Vishu Tolan, the Jamaica Badminton Association President. The main group, having missed their earlier flight, should now arrive on American Airlines AA331 at 7:30 p.m. 

The Wilson boys, Shane and Sean, who together with their partners, had 6 medals between them, will however come in a bit earlier. They are scheduled for Air Jamaica JM24 at 6:15 p.m.

A few players were booked through Panama and these will return on Wednesday with Assistant Coach, Lisco Jackson.  Left in Guatemala will be Coach Howard Ranger and two players, Anthony McNee and Shakira Bailey, who will be attending the annual high performance training camp which takes place annually, immediately following the Championships.

Jamaica’s team finished fifth in the team event and was also fifth on the medal table for the individual events, having won eight medals – 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.  Peru won the team event while the USA topped the individual medal chart.