Chair of the Falkland Islands Table Tennis Association is Cecil Alexander, a man with a mission, the avowed goal to promote the sport of table tennis in one of the less accessible parts of the world. Plans are in place to stage national tournaments in a bid to identify talented players who can progress to compete at international level. Cecil…

ITTF Group Statement on 1st March 2022 The ITTF Group remains highly concerned by the outbreak of war in Ukraine. It expresses its solidarity with the people of Ukraine and wishes to send a powerful message of peace and unity to the entire world. The ITTF Executive Committee met on March 1st, 2022, after consulting with the sport community, and…

The 2021 ITTF Virtual Mentorship Program allowed mentees to learn from experienced and respected experts in their fields over a four-month long mentoring experience (September to December). It combined both theoretical and practical know-how, which was gained through regular and interactive online sessions and assignments. Specifically, the program consisted of four main mentoring categories: coaches, athletes transitioning into coaching, umpires…

Within the framework of the ITTF Americas Development Program, Colombia organized an ITTF Para Table Tennis Classification Seminar Level 1 (National Classification) in Melgar, Tolima (COL). The seminar was staged from Tuesday 16 November to Saturday 20 November 2021. A total of 13 participants (8 men and 5 women) from Colombia attended the seminar, all with different technical and medical…