Table Tennis
Will Bayley to star in Strictly Come Dancing!
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Monday, 05 August 2019 09:28
Popular Paralympic Champion, Britain’s Will Bayley is about to entice his fans with moves never seen before and on a different stage altogether, following confirmation of his inclusion in the Strictly Come Dancing line-up for 2019. According to British media, Strictly Come Dancing is the 66th most popular contemporary TV programme and the 18th most famous. Often described as a…
Podium places reserved, semi-finalists decided
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Monday, 05 August 2019 06:39
In fact it was only in the men’s doubles where there was a surprise penultimate round name; the pair to attract the attention being that of the Dominican Republic’s Emil Santos and Wu Jiaji, the latter notably a former world champion. Representing China, Wu Jiaji was member of the outfit that won the boys’ team title at the 2010 World…
First appearance, first medal, major progress for Rwanda
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Sunday, 04 August 2019 13:58
Furthermore, he played against the event’s leading players; in the group stage he lost to Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, the top seed (11-4, 11-1, 11-5), finishing in second position, before in the opening round suffering at the hands of Egypt’s Ahmed Ali Saleh, the no.2 seed and three times the tournament’s winner (11-1, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6). However, there was more than…
Segun Toriola departs, Quadri Aruna survives
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Sunday, 04 August 2019 14:07
The no.4 seed, Segun Toriola was beaten in the opening round by Congo Brazzaville’s Saheed Idowu, the no.6 seed (6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9); Quadri Aruna, the top seed, after accounting for Congo Democratic’s Gedeon Kassa (12-10, 11-8, 11-2, 11-0), experienced a real fright. He was extended the full seven games distance by Senegal’s rapidly improving Ibrahima Diaw, eventually…
Adding to titles, play concludes in Tokyo
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Saturday, 03 August 2019 08:58
Winner of the class 5 title the previous day, Jung Younga partnered colleague Li Migyu to class 2-5 success; similarly in class 11, Elena Kosacheva secured gold in harness with compatriot Anzhelika Kosacheva. Meanwhile, Carl Öhgren added the class 1-3 team title to his collection. He joined forces with Germany’s Thomas Brüchle, the player he had beaten at the semi-final…
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