Table Tennis
Mohamed Bassyouni, a true gentleman, passes away
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Table Tennis
Tuesday, 24 December 2019 04:41
Dedicated to the sport of table tennis, he served the most prominent Umpires and Referees Committees with great pride and dignity; for the International Table Tennis Federation he was a full member, for both the African Table Tennis Federation and the Egyptian Table Tennis Federation, he was the chair. “Today is a truly tragic day for table tennis officials and…
Inaugural edition, portent for future
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Sunday, 22 December 2019 15:02
Most notably Wahid Oshodi, Chair of the ITTF Nomination Committee and President of the Africa Table Tennis Federation’s Western Region expressed most positive views. He is convinced the tournament is here to stay. He is not alone in his opinions. Reaction “The Valuejet Para Open will open doors for para athletes in Nigeria and in Africa; it was a special…
Review 2019: Ma Long answered the questions
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Monday, 23 December 2019 15:06
He won the men’s singles title and thus joined Victor Barna and Zhuang Zedong, the only previous players to have secured the prestigious title on three consecutive occasions. Ma Long did not start the favourite; he was the no.11 seed. It begged the question, when had the defending champion not been listed amongst the top eight names? Equally, when did…
Halmstad initiative hailed great success
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Table Tennis
Monday, 23 December 2019 06:04
The course consisted of lectures on a variety of topics, both theory and practice being addressed; a detailed itinerary included such elements as technical skills, psychology, practice routines, multi-ball demonstrations and interactive ways of learning. Most importantly the students were encouraged to exchange opinions and ideas on a wide range of topics. Locally matters were organised by Anders Thunström, the…
Breakthrough confirmed, Lily Zhang ends year in style
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Table Tennis
Sunday, 22 December 2019 16:27
Notably, in the later rounds she staved off strong Asian opposition to secure the top prize and thus ended a memorable year in style. In September in Asuncion she had won the women’s singles title at the Pan American Championships; the following month, contrary to all expectations she reached the semi-final stage at the Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World…
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