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Saturday, July 20, 2013Eight players accompanied by a manager and coach left the island Thursday morning for the Pan American Junior Badminton Championships, which start tomorrow in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.The team event runs from tomorrow through to next Tuesday, and the individual events will be contested from next Wednesday through to next Sunday.The players are: Jamari Rose, Samuel Ricketts, Tremar Barham, Sean Wilson, Shane Wilson, Katherine Wynter, Jade Clarke and Christina Petri. Manager of the team is Dr Kingsley Ford, while the coach is Howard Ranger. Three other players — Jonathan Smith, Rhys and Zane Reid — could possibly join the team later.Rose is the current Caribbean singles and mixed doubles champion with Wynter as his mixed partner. The other four boys have all previously medalled at these Championships with the Wilson brothers being the most prolific.
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Jamaicans depart for PanAm Juniors in Mexico
