Table Tennis
Churchillian spirit prevails, Paul Karabardak enjoys his finest hour
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Wednesday, 01 September 2021 04:26
The 35 year old from Swansea, listed at no.8 on the class 6 World rankings, against all the odds, beat Spain’s Alvaro Valero, the man named at the top of the order, to give Great Britain a 2-1 win again Spain. He prevailed by the very narrowest of margin (5-11, 11-7, 14-12, 5-11, 11-9); the result somewhat the opposite of…
A lifetime dedicated to sport, Jacques Rogge passes away
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Tuesday, 31 August 2021 20:29
Notably it was during his presidency that the Youth Olympic Games was inaugurated, first being held in 2010 in Singapore. Now after the third edition was staged in 2018, the multi-sport celebration is a major international meeting on the sporting calendar. It is an event in which table tennis is well established, for junior players it is the pinnacle. Noted…
Convincing wins, score line does not reflect truth
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Tuesday, 31 August 2021 22:17
Six matches taking place in the Metropolitan Gymnasium, they were the last to finish, the contest between Korea Republic and France taking over the hour mark, that involving China and Slovakia more than 90 minutes. Kim Junggil and Kim Younggun gave Korea Republic the vital good start by overcoming Florian Merrien and Nicolas Savant-Aira in a gruelling doubles exchange (14-12,…
China continues winning ways, but Italians provide severe test
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Tuesday, 31 August 2021 22:28
In fact, the Chinese duo had to perform a recovery; Li Qian and Xue Juan lost the doubles (2-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8). A possible upset on the cards, it was not to happen; to their great credit, the Chinese pair responded. Li Qian beat Michela Brunelli (13-11, 11-3, 12-10), before Xue Juan overcame Giada Rossi (11-1, 11-8, 11-7) to seal…
Kelly van Zon guides Netherlands to final
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Tuesday, 31 August 2021 23:55
Facing the Russian Olympic Committee partnership comprising Maliak Alieva and Viktoriia Safonova; in harness with Frederique van Hoof, a doubles success was recorded (12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 11-9). Viktoriia Safonova, who had lost to Kelly van Zon in the women’s singles class 7 final, overcame Frederique van Hoof (11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 13-11) to level matters; thus setting the stage for Kelly…
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