Table Tennis
Volkava reaches the last 16 in Tunis
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Table Tennis
Sunday, 30 May 2021 10:43
Volkava’s progression is an uplifting achievement given that all three of her group rivals ranked higher in the ITTF Table Tennis Youth Rankings. Ranked 285th, Volkava proved unlucky in her opening encounter as she narrowly lost out to Croatia’s Hana Arapovic (9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 11-5) but her fortunes improved soon after, rising above Portugal’s Matilde Pinto (11-9, 13-11, 6-11,…
Stumper prevails as boys’ action wraps up in Tunis
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Table Tennis
Friday, 28 May 2021 05:14
Four titles were to be determined on the second day of play at WTT Youth Star Contender Tunis 2021, one of which was awarded to Germany’s Kay Stumper following his heroics in the Under-19 Boys’ Singles event. Stumper, ranked 16th in the ITTF Table Tennis Youth Rankings, set the bar high from the start, with resounding victories over Portugal’s Tiago…
Fatimo Bello retains title as Rilwan Akanbi defies the odds
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Table Tennis
Saturday, 29 May 2021 01:00
Akanbi, whose inconsistency had seen his national rating drop, worked his way to the top of the order, after edging out title contenders Amadi Omeh and Azeez Solanke, before finally ending the unbeaten run of Taiwo Mati from Ondo to emerge as the new national champion. The former Asoju Oba champion wasn’t considered a major title contender, having performed poorly…
Tunisia home for first Youth Star Contender tournament
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 07:30
Most significantly, Mr. Lotfi Guerfel, President of the Tunisia Table Tennis Federation (TTTF), re-elected in March, believes they are ready to stage a tournament befitting the stature of the event, strict compliance to Covid-19 protocols being in place. In the last three years, Tunisia has been at the forefront of staging major continental and international competitions; the country hosted the…
TableTennisUnited supporting paralympic athletes
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Table Tennis
Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:39
CEDIMA – Centro de Discapacitados de La Matanza Known to the nation as the seedbed of Paralympic athletes, the Buenos Aires based club CEDIMA is committed to providing a safe training environment to table tennis enthusiasts with physical disabilities. “During the eight months of compulsory social isolation, the club quickly ran out of funds and we did not receive financial…
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