THE three brightest young stars in local table tennis will be competing in World Junior Circuit events in the region over the next two weeks.
Brittany Joseph, Aaron Wilson and Arun Roopnarine will be doing battle in the under-15 and 19 divisions in Guatemala from today and in El Salvador from next Monday.
Fourteen-year-olds Joseph and Rooparine will be members of the national senior team in the Caribbean Championships in two weeks time in the Dominican Republic.
All three were in sparkling form during the Solo National Junior Championships.
Wilson captured the under-15 and 18 titles, while Joseph, who was recently crowned national senior champion, also retained her under-15 crown, but finished runner-up in the under-18 division.
Roopnarine picked up the under-21 crown after being dethroned in the under-18 final by the 13-year-old Wilson.
Wilson and Roopnarine have very fond memories of Guatemala as they captured gold medals in the team and doubles events in the under-15 category of the tournament last year.
They then collected silver in doubles and bronze in the team competition the following week in El Salvador.
Joseph won a total of three gold medals in the two tournaments combined last year, but she will have a different partner this time as Maria Lorenzotti of Uruguay is not competing.
By Shammi Kowlessar
Source: www.trinidadexpress.com