Badminton was first practiced in Guyana in the
1970s. The sport was played mostly by the
Indo-Guyanese. The sport later grew in popularity and the national team later sent its first few players to debut in the 1992 CAREBACO Badminton Championships. The Ramdhani badminton family became a household name for badminton in
Guyana.[2][3]
Gokarn Ramdhani was appointed as president of the
Guyana Badminton Association in the
1990s. Under his leadership, Guyanese badminton grew as the junior team claimed 2nd place at the CAREBACO Junior Team Championships in 1990, 1992 and 2016 before his passing in 2021.[4][5] The Ramdhani siblings, Priyanna and Narayan Ramdhani have made many achievements for Guyanese badminton on the world stage.[6] The Guyana badminton team later reached rank 74 on the
BWF World Ranking which would be their highest ranking to date.[7]
Emelia Ramdhani soon took over Gokarn's place as president of
Guyana Badminton Association and head coach of the Guyana badminton team.[8]
Mixed team
The Guyanese mixed team first competed in the 1972 CAREBACO Team Championships in
Kingston, Jamaica. The team beat
Trinidad and Tobago to finish in third place.[9] The team then competed in the 1992 CAREBACO Team Championships and finished in 5th place. In 1993, the team finished in fourth place at the 1993 CAREBACO Team Championships.
1 (2 January 2024)
Third place
2015
2018
Runner-up
Emelia Ramdhani