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Pune, July 29 (Ians) Defending champions Chennai Lions continued their dominant show as they stormed into the final of the Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt) Season 4 after crushing Puneri Paltan Table Tennis 8-3 in the second semifinal at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Saturday.
The Chennai franchise will take on Goa Challengers in the final on Sunday and will look to defend their title.
Star Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal faced Manush Shah in the fourth match of the tie and won the necessary eighth point required for victory.
The young Manush Shah produced startling shots early on to take the first game 11-5 before Sharath Kamal made a fine comeback and clinched the second game 11-5 as Chennai Lions reached the back-to-back final in the franchise-based league promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi).
Earlier, Benedikt Duda won...
The Chennai franchise will take on Goa Challengers in the final on Sunday and will look to defend their title.
Star Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal faced Manush Shah in the fourth match of the tie and won the necessary eighth point required for victory.
The young Manush Shah produced startling shots early on to take the first game 11-5 before Sharath Kamal made a fine comeback and clinched the second game 11-5 as Chennai Lions reached the back-to-back final in the franchise-based league promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi).
Earlier, Benedikt Duda won...
- 7/29/2023
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Pune, July 29 (Ians) Defending champions Chennai Lions will take on Puneri Paltan Table Tennis in the second semi-final of the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, here on Saturday.
Chennai Lions lost their last tie against Dabang Delhi T.T.C and will look to bounce back to reach the final of season 4. Achanta Sharath Kamal will be the key player for the franchise despite losing his last match to Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
World No. 33 Benedikt Duda and Yangzi Liu will look to continue their winning performance in the last four stage.
“The last tie was a close one. We will give our best in the upcoming tie against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis. Our squad has a lot of quality. We are the defending champions and it gives us a lot of confidence when we play against any opponent in Season 4,” said Duda ahead of the next tie.
Chennai Lions lost their last tie against Dabang Delhi T.T.C and will look to bounce back to reach the final of season 4. Achanta Sharath Kamal will be the key player for the franchise despite losing his last match to Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
World No. 33 Benedikt Duda and Yangzi Liu will look to continue their winning performance in the last four stage.
“The last tie was a close one. We will give our best in the upcoming tie against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis. Our squad has a lot of quality. We are the defending champions and it gives us a lot of confidence when we play against any opponent in Season 4,” said Duda ahead of the next tie.
- 7/29/2023
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Pune, July 27 (Ians) Rising star Manush Shah produced the biggest upset of the Ultimate Table Tennis season 4 to stun World No. 17 Quadri Aruna on Thursday before Puneri Paltan Table Tennis defeated U Mumba Tt 10-5 to reach the semi-finals at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, here.
Puneri Paltan Table Tennis reached the last four of the league with a total of 38 points, while U Mumba Tt crashed out with 33 points in the league stage.
The Vadodara boy Manush, who is ranked 133 in the world, extended his brilliant show in the first match (Men’s Singles) of the last league stage tie as well to clinch a thrilling 2-1 win against Quadri and give his franchise a perfect start.
The Puneri Paltan Table Tennis player began the match with positive intent as he used his sparkling forehand shots to unsettle Quadri and took the first game by 11-7. The Nigerian...
Puneri Paltan Table Tennis reached the last four of the league with a total of 38 points, while U Mumba Tt crashed out with 33 points in the league stage.
The Vadodara boy Manush, who is ranked 133 in the world, extended his brilliant show in the first match (Men’s Singles) of the last league stage tie as well to clinch a thrilling 2-1 win against Quadri and give his franchise a perfect start.
The Puneri Paltan Table Tennis player began the match with positive intent as he used his sparkling forehand shots to unsettle Quadri and took the first game by 11-7. The Nigerian...
- 7/27/2023
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Pune, July 23 (Ians) Star paddlers Manika Batra and Natalia Bajor produced exhilarating performances as Bengaluru Smashers beat Puneri Paltan Table Tennis 8-7 in a hard-fought clash in the Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt) Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here on Sunday.
Puneri Paltan Table Tennis needed only a game to win to clinch the tie when Natalia came to the table for the last tie (Women’s Singles) and defeated Archana Kamath 3-0 to keep Bengaluru Smashers alive in the franchise-based league, which is promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi). .
The first game saw a thrilling 11-8 win for Natalia. She played accurate backhands coupled with powerful forehands to take the second game by the same scoreline. The Polish paddler kept her nerve in the decider and won it by 11-9 with her pinpoint shots.
Earlier, Manika...
Puneri Paltan Table Tennis needed only a game to win to clinch the tie when Natalia came to the table for the last tie (Women’s Singles) and defeated Archana Kamath 3-0 to keep Bengaluru Smashers alive in the franchise-based league, which is promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi). .
The first game saw a thrilling 11-8 win for Natalia. She played accurate backhands coupled with powerful forehands to take the second game by the same scoreline. The Polish paddler kept her nerve in the decider and won it by 11-9 with her pinpoint shots.
Earlier, Manika...
- 7/23/2023
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Pune, July 23 (Ians) Former Commonwealth Games singles gold medallist Manika Batra of Bengaluru Smashers stamped her authority with a dominating show against Hana Matelova of Puneri Paltan Table Tennis in the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt) Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Sunday.
Manika, India’s highest-ranked player who won the women’s singles gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, thumped the Czech paddler 2-1 to register her third women’s singles victory in season 4 for Bengaluru Smashers.
The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi), saw Bengaluru Smashers making a good start on Sunday.
Manika, the World No.35, showed immaculate control on her backhand early on to win the first game 11-9 before Hana fought back brilliantly to clinch the second game 11-8 and took the match into the decider.
Manika, India’s highest-ranked player who won the women’s singles gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, thumped the Czech paddler 2-1 to register her third women’s singles victory in season 4 for Bengaluru Smashers.
The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi), saw Bengaluru Smashers making a good start on Sunday.
Manika, the World No.35, showed immaculate control on her backhand early on to win the first game 11-9 before Hana fought back brilliantly to clinch the second game 11-8 and took the match into the decider.
- 7/23/2023
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Pune, July 22 (Ians) Bengaluru Smashers are high on confidence after registering their first victory against defending champions Chennai Lions in the last tie and will look to continue their winning form as they face Puneri Paltan Table Tennis on Sunday in the Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt) Season 4, here.
A win will also keep Bengaluru Smashers in the semi-finals race, while a defeat for them could weaken their chances to qualify for the knockout stage of the league.
Bengaluru Smashers will hope that the highest-ranked paddler in India, Manika Batra continue her positive results, while Kirill Gerassimenko and Natalia Bajor are also the key players for the franchise.
“The last few ties were really difficult but a win against the defending champions Chennai Lions has given us a lot of confidence that we can always make a comeback. We are looking forward to fight and give our best in the next...
A win will also keep Bengaluru Smashers in the semi-finals race, while a defeat for them could weaken their chances to qualify for the knockout stage of the league.
Bengaluru Smashers will hope that the highest-ranked paddler in India, Manika Batra continue her positive results, while Kirill Gerassimenko and Natalia Bajor are also the key players for the franchise.
“The last few ties were really difficult but a win against the defending champions Chennai Lions has given us a lot of confidence that we can always make a comeback. We are looking forward to fight and give our best in the next...
- 7/22/2023
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Pune, July 21 (Ians) Young Indian stars Manush Shah and Archana Kamath rose to the occasion as Puneri Paltan Table Tennis registered a thrilling 8-7 victory over Dabang Delhi Ttc in the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, here on Friday.
Manush fought bravely against Jon Persson from the beginning of the match and won it by 2-1 to put his franchise in the driving seat. The Vadodara-based young player took the first game through a game point.
In the second game, Persson effectively put his spin serves on the table which caused huge trouble for Manush as he found it difficult to return the shots and score points.
Persson won the second game 11-8 before the Indian made swift movements to gain an advantage over his opponent and won the third game by 11-4 to clinch the match.
On the other hand, Archana also...
Manush fought bravely against Jon Persson from the beginning of the match and won it by 2-1 to put his franchise in the driving seat. The Vadodara-based young player took the first game through a game point.
In the second game, Persson effectively put his spin serves on the table which caused huge trouble for Manush as he found it difficult to return the shots and score points.
Persson won the second game 11-8 before the Indian made swift movements to gain an advantage over his opponent and won the third game by 11-4 to clinch the match.
On the other hand, Archana also...
- 7/21/2023
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Pune, July 17 (Ians) World No.159 Archana Kamath shocked Suthasini Sawettabut in an exciting contest as Puneri Paltan Table Tennis beat Goa Challengers 8-7 to register their first victory in the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Monday.
The Karnataka-based paddler took an early lead as she played accurate forehands to shock World No.39 Suthasini. Archana did not lose momentum and took the first game by 11-6 before bringing her A game to the table and winning the second game by 11-8 and the tie for Puneri Paltan Table Tennis. She lost the third game 6-11 but secured victory for her franchise.
The franchise-based league is promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi).
Goa Challengers’ Harmeet faced Manush in the first match (Men’s Singles) of the tie and earned three valuable team points for his franchise.
The Karnataka-based paddler took an early lead as she played accurate forehands to shock World No.39 Suthasini. Archana did not lose momentum and took the first game by 11-6 before bringing her A game to the table and winning the second game by 11-8 and the tie for Puneri Paltan Table Tennis. She lost the third game 6-11 but secured victory for her franchise.
The franchise-based league is promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi).
Goa Challengers’ Harmeet faced Manush in the first match (Men’s Singles) of the tie and earned three valuable team points for his franchise.
- 7/17/2023
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Pune, July 16 (Ians) High on confidence after defeating Season 3 finalist Dabang Delhi Ttc in their previous tie Goa Challengers will now look to build on the winning start in the Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt) Season 4 when they face Puneri Paltan Table Tennis at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Monday.
The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi), has started on a positive note for Goa Challengers, who will look to ride the momentum against Puneri Paltan.
Harmeet Desai and Alvaro Robles will once again be the key players for the Goa-based franchise after their dominating victories in the last tie.
“Beating a strong side like Dabang Delhi Ttc certainly gives us a lot of confidence going into our upcoming tie in the league. All of the players played brilliantly and we didn’t expect to...
The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (Ttfi), has started on a positive note for Goa Challengers, who will look to ride the momentum against Puneri Paltan.
Harmeet Desai and Alvaro Robles will once again be the key players for the Goa-based franchise after their dominating victories in the last tie.
“Beating a strong side like Dabang Delhi Ttc certainly gives us a lot of confidence going into our upcoming tie in the league. All of the players played brilliantly and we didn’t expect to...
- 7/16/2023
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Pune, July 16 (Ians) Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju heaped praise on the Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt), saying the league has brought a new sporting culture to India.
“The Ultimate Table Tennis has brought a new sporting culture to India. It’s not only for table tennis but a general interest for everyone and also showed the way that such sporting events can be organised in a very professional manner. Utt has been one of the leading tournaments in India which has been arranged and organized in a very professional way,” said Rijiju on Sunday.
He further added, “The entire presentation is very attractive and you need some platforms for younger payers to play. So, IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis has done a wonderful thing to galvanise table tennis in India and also inspired other sports.
“I have personally seen the growth of the league in the past few years,...
“The Ultimate Table Tennis has brought a new sporting culture to India. It’s not only for table tennis but a general interest for everyone and also showed the way that such sporting events can be organised in a very professional manner. Utt has been one of the leading tournaments in India which has been arranged and organized in a very professional way,” said Rijiju on Sunday.
He further added, “The entire presentation is very attractive and you need some platforms for younger payers to play. So, IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis has done a wonderful thing to galvanise table tennis in India and also inspired other sports.
“I have personally seen the growth of the league in the past few years,...
- 7/16/2023
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Pune, July 13 (Ians) The Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt) season four began with some exhilarating action as defending champions Chennai Lions started their title defence with a commanding victory over Puneri Paltan Table Tennis at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here on Thursday.
Chennai Lions played brilliantly from the start of the tie and defeated Puneri Paltan Table Tennis by 10-5 team points to make a positive start in the tournament.
In the first match of the tie (Men’s Singles), Chennai Lions’ ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal beat Omar Assar by 2-1 to gain two valuable team points for his franchise.
The Indian paddler started the tie on a positive note as he defeated Omar 11-10, 9-11, 11-6 with his aggressive play and precise shots.
Chennai Lions’ Yangzi Liu was up against Archana Kamath in the second match (Women’s Singles) and won it by 2-1 to put her franchise...
Chennai Lions played brilliantly from the start of the tie and defeated Puneri Paltan Table Tennis by 10-5 team points to make a positive start in the tournament.
In the first match of the tie (Men’s Singles), Chennai Lions’ ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal beat Omar Assar by 2-1 to gain two valuable team points for his franchise.
The Indian paddler started the tie on a positive note as he defeated Omar 11-10, 9-11, 11-6 with his aggressive play and precise shots.
Chennai Lions’ Yangzi Liu was up against Archana Kamath in the second match (Women’s Singles) and won it by 2-1 to put her franchise...
- 7/13/2023
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Mumbai, June 2 (Ians) The franchises took their picks during the Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt) Season 4 Player Draft, which took place at the National Sports Club of India, here on Friday.
Before the start of Utt Season 4, the team owners, management and coaches got down to business in order to secure their teams as strategy and luck would allow them.
The draft kicked off with Puneri Paltan Table Tennis and Goa Challengers, who chose not to use their right to retain a player and were offered to take first picks.
Using the opportunity, Puneri Paltan Table Tennis swooped in to pick up Egypt’s Omar Assar as their first addition to the squad whereas Goa Challengers opted for former Southeast Asian Games champion Suthasini Sawettabut of Thailand.
Assar has been brilliant in the recent tournaments which has seen him jump eight spots in the latest Ittf rankings to World No. 22.
“We...
Before the start of Utt Season 4, the team owners, management and coaches got down to business in order to secure their teams as strategy and luck would allow them.
The draft kicked off with Puneri Paltan Table Tennis and Goa Challengers, who chose not to use their right to retain a player and were offered to take first picks.
Using the opportunity, Puneri Paltan Table Tennis swooped in to pick up Egypt’s Omar Assar as their first addition to the squad whereas Goa Challengers opted for former Southeast Asian Games champion Suthasini Sawettabut of Thailand.
Assar has been brilliant in the recent tournaments which has seen him jump eight spots in the latest Ittf rankings to World No. 22.
“We...
- 6/2/2023
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Durban, South Africa, May 27 (Ians) Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha retained their mixed doubles title, while China has confirmed the men’s singles title at the Ittf World Table Tennis Championships (Wttc) Finals following Friday’s action.
In a repeat of the tournament’s mixed doubles final in Houston two years ago, the top-ranked Chinese pair overwhelmed world No. 2 Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata of Japan 11-6, 11-2, 11-7, reports Xinhua.
“We had encountered some challenges in previous matches here, but today we encouraged each other on the court to win,” commented Sun.
It will be an all-Chinese affair in deciding the men’s singles winner after four paddlers swept semifinal berths in the event.
Liang Jingkun scored an emphatic 4-2 victory over fourth seed Harimoto. After two players shared the spoils in the first four games, Liang won 11-9 in both of the following two to advance.
“It was not an easy win.
In a repeat of the tournament’s mixed doubles final in Houston two years ago, the top-ranked Chinese pair overwhelmed world No. 2 Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata of Japan 11-6, 11-2, 11-7, reports Xinhua.
“We had encountered some challenges in previous matches here, but today we encouraged each other on the court to win,” commented Sun.
It will be an all-Chinese affair in deciding the men’s singles winner after four paddlers swept semifinal berths in the event.
Liang Jingkun scored an emphatic 4-2 victory over fourth seed Harimoto. After two players shared the spoils in the first four games, Liang won 11-9 in both of the following two to advance.
“It was not an easy win.
- 5/27/2023
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Durban, South Africa, May 27 (Ians) With one day to go before the historic 2023 Ittf World Table Tennis Championships (Wttc) Finals concluded in Durban, South Africa, the table tennis governing body highly praised the event.
Discussing her impression of the tournament, Ittf president Petra Sorling said, “Proud.”
“I’m actually extremely proud,” the Ittf chief was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
“I’m proud of what table tennis can do. I’m proud of the whole table tennis family that entrusted South Africa to have this event. I’m very proud of the way South Africa took this challenge. Hopefully this can also bring in many new table tennis players here in South Africa,” the Swede added.
This year’s World Championships marks the first time that the tournament has been staged in Africa for 84 years. On Thursday, Egypt’s Omar Assar became the second African player to reach the World Championships quarterfinals,...
Discussing her impression of the tournament, Ittf president Petra Sorling said, “Proud.”
“I’m actually extremely proud,” the Ittf chief was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
“I’m proud of what table tennis can do. I’m proud of the whole table tennis family that entrusted South Africa to have this event. I’m very proud of the way South Africa took this challenge. Hopefully this can also bring in many new table tennis players here in South Africa,” the Swede added.
This year’s World Championships marks the first time that the tournament has been staged in Africa for 84 years. On Thursday, Egypt’s Omar Assar became the second African player to reach the World Championships quarterfinals,...
- 5/27/2023
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Durban (South Africa), May 26 (Ians) Chen Xingtong pulled off a nail-biting victory, saving three match points to edge out Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei in full games. Meanwhile, five other Chinese paddlers secured their berths in the men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals at the Ittf World Table Tennis Championships (Wttc) Finals on Thursday.
Chen was trailing 1-3 after four games and was on the verge of elimination at 9-10 and 8-10 in the fifth and sixth games. Yet, she managed to surmount the odds, clinching an 11-7 victory in the decider on Thursday evening.
“Perhaps it was the first time in my career that I staged a comeback like this. It felt magical,” Chen remarked.
Chen’s next match is against her teammate and defending champion Wang Manyu, who rallied from one game down to eliminate Nina Mittelham of Germany 4-1.
“I was a bit tense at the start,...
Chen was trailing 1-3 after four games and was on the verge of elimination at 9-10 and 8-10 in the fifth and sixth games. Yet, she managed to surmount the odds, clinching an 11-7 victory in the decider on Thursday evening.
“Perhaps it was the first time in my career that I staged a comeback like this. It felt magical,” Chen remarked.
Chen’s next match is against her teammate and defending champion Wang Manyu, who rallied from one game down to eliminate Nina Mittelham of Germany 4-1.
“I was a bit tense at the start,...
- 5/26/2023
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Mumbai, May 19 (Ians) Ace paddler Quadri Aruna will spearhead a strong players line-up for season four of Ultimate Table Tennis (Utt), which will also feature Indian stars like Achanta Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra.
One of Africa’s greatest table tennis players, Aruna, who is currently ranked 12th in the world and played the first two seasons of Utt makes his return to India for a third time.
Besides Aruna, World No. 32 Benedikt Duda of Germany, World No. 34 Omar Assar of Egypt, Alvaro Robles of Spain, who won a Doubles Silver at the 2019 World Championships will also be part of Season 4, scheduled to be held at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune from July 13-30.
USA’s Lily Zhang (WR24), Australia’s Yangzi Liu (WR32), Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut (WR33) and Barbora Balazova of Slovakia (WR44) will be the international women’s players in the draft pool, a media release said.
One of Africa’s greatest table tennis players, Aruna, who is currently ranked 12th in the world and played the first two seasons of Utt makes his return to India for a third time.
Besides Aruna, World No. 32 Benedikt Duda of Germany, World No. 34 Omar Assar of Egypt, Alvaro Robles of Spain, who won a Doubles Silver at the 2019 World Championships will also be part of Season 4, scheduled to be held at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune from July 13-30.
USA’s Lily Zhang (WR24), Australia’s Yangzi Liu (WR32), Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut (WR33) and Barbora Balazova of Slovakia (WR44) will be the international women’s players in the draft pool, a media release said.
- 5/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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Beijing, Dec 3 (Ians) India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal and China’s Liu Shiwen were elected as joint International Table Tennis Federation (Ittf) Athletes’ Commission chairs ahead of the Ittf Summit in Amman, Jordan on Friday.
It is the first time that the Ittf Athletes’ Commission has two chairs – one woman and one man – elected to lead the body, which is regarded as the voice of table tennis athletes in the federation.
“Having strong, diverse voices for our athletes is so important in keeping our federation in the lead in keeping athletes at the heart of the sport movement,” said Ittf president Petra Sorling, reports Xinhua.
Liu, 31, was a member of China’s gold medal winning team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and took silver in mixed doubles in Tokyo 2020. She also won the women’s singles title at the Budapest 2019 World Championships, 13 singles titles on the Ittf World Tour and...
It is the first time that the Ittf Athletes’ Commission has two chairs – one woman and one man – elected to lead the body, which is regarded as the voice of table tennis athletes in the federation.
“Having strong, diverse voices for our athletes is so important in keeping our federation in the lead in keeping athletes at the heart of the sport movement,” said Ittf president Petra Sorling, reports Xinhua.
Liu, 31, was a member of China’s gold medal winning team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and took silver in mixed doubles in Tokyo 2020. She also won the women’s singles title at the Budapest 2019 World Championships, 13 singles titles on the Ittf World Tour and...
- 12/3/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Houston (USA), Nov 26 (Ians) India’s mixed doubles pairs, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran-Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal-Archana Kamath advanced to the round of 16 at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals, here on Friday. Kamal and Archana came from behind to register victory against Egyptian duo of Dina Meshref and Omar Assar 3-2 (9-11, 2-11, 11-5, […]...
- 11/26/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
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