Table Tennis
Team World Cup experience, Parleen Kaur heads host nation challenge
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Saturday, 27 April 2019 02:45
Notably in addition to her appearance in England’s capital city, Parleen Kaur was on duty in a very different climate later in the year; in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands she was the junior girls’ singles runner up, a tournament in which colleague Michelle Wu also excelled, she reached the semi-final round. In Darwin, Parleen Kaur is the no.3 seed…
Preview Day Seven: High stakes as penultimate day arrives, who will rise to the occasion?
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Friday, 26 April 2019 16:18
The stakes are high right from the start of play with the mixed doubles final getting underway from 12.00pm local time. Impressive throughout the course of the competition China’s Ma Long and Wang Chuqin will be the hot favourites to lift the trophy but Romania’s Ovidiu Ionescu and Spain’s Alvaro Robles have completely defied expectations so far in Budapest and…
5 Things we learnt from Day Six in Budapest
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Friday, 26 April 2019 14:16
New women’s singles champion will be crowned A new name will be added to the list of women’s singles gold medallists after defending champion Ding Ning’s campaign concluded in dramatic fashion at the hands of two-time runner up Liu Shiwen (6-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-0, 11-2). Chen Meng came through the other semi-final encounter, posting a thunderous 4-0 victory over…
Ibrahima Diaw welcoming the chance to represent Senegal
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Friday, 26 April 2019 08:19
Ibrahima Diaw was only 12 years old when his father passed away; he was staying with his grandmother in Paris at that time. He has spent the better part of his life in France, being part of the country’s youth table tennis system. Born to a Senegalese father and a Malian mother, Ibrahima Diaw was a member of the French…
ITTF Foundation Athletes Emergency Fund inaugurated
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Friday, 26 April 2019 08:28
An initial some of Euros 10,000 has been granted to the fund; the initiative is designed to support players who have suffered an accident or have suddenly fallen ill and have played at international level. In order to qualify players should have competed in the Olympic Games, World Championships or at continental level as a junior or senior player. The…
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Thursday, 25 April 2019 15:39
Preview Day Six: New heights and first trophy up for grabs
Friday, 26 April 2019 00:25
Impressive in Budapest, learning from European experiences
Friday, 26 April 2019 00:37
Ross Wilson inducted into Hall of Champions
Friday, 26 April 2019 00:55
Day Six Live: reign ends for Ding Ning
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 14:46
5 Things we learnt from Day Four in Budapest
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 16:15
Preview Day Five: Further drama awaits as tensions rise
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 18:51
Shocked. Stunned. Speechless. History is made on Day 4 at the Liebherr 2019 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships!
Thursday, 25 April 2019 00:55
Day Five Live: Women’s Singles Quarter-Finals
Thursday, 25 April 2019 03:20
BREAKING NEWS! Timo Boll withdraws from Men’s Singles Round of 16
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:17
End of road, Natalia Partyka most successful para athlete in Budapest
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 01:00
Follow the action LIVE: Day Four
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 05:31
Education at the heart
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 06:57
Budapest, a learning field for Indian teenager
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 09:06
ITTF Foundation aiming at setting examples
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 13:31
5 Things we learnt from Day Three in Budapest
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 15:36
Preview Day Four: Stars to meet in unmissable encounters
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:33
Big names fell on Day 3 of the Liebherr 2019 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 07:38
Everything is better than it used to be
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 09:41