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Yankees' Stanton back to IL with knee injury

Published in Baseball

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:26

NEW YORK -- Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton went back on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained right knee, barely a week after returning from a series of setbacks that kept him out of action for almost three months.

New York manager Aaron Boone said it's likely Stanton will be sidelined for longer than 10 days.

"It'll be more than that," Boone said. "That's when the reevaluation kind of happens."

The oft-injured outfielder was hurt this time on a headfirst slide against Toronto on Tuesday night. The 2017 NL MVP was not in the lineup Wednesday.

Stanton has played only nine games this season, having missed significant time with a torn biceps and strains in his shoulder and calf. He is hitting .290 with 1 home run and 7 RBIs.

"Frustrated for him knowing how much he's worked to get back and kind of the couple of setbacks that he's had along the way in getting back," Boone said. "Felt like he was starting to get in the groove a little bit with us. You got to deal with it and hopefully get him right here to get back."

Two hours before Wednesday's game, Boone said there was "no new injury at all." He said he found out about the sprained posterior cruciate ligament after his pregame availability.

Outfielder Mike Tauchman was called up from Triple-A to replace Stanton on the 25-man roster and traveled with the Yankees to London for their two-game series against the Boston Red Sox that begins Saturday. Tauchman hit .212 with 4 home runs and 14 RBIs in 37 games for New York this season.

With the clubhouse filled with travel bags, stuffed with each player's belongings for the trip to England, Stanton's was left eerily empty on the floor in front of his locker.

Stanton is in the fifth season of a $325 million, 13-year contract he signed with Miami after the 2014 season. The Marlins traded him to the Yankees after he won the MVP award.

Teammate Aaron Judge just hopes that Stanton is healthy for the home stretch with the AL East leaders.

"The knee, that's a tough one," Judge said. "They're freak injuries that happen."

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Trans athletes face 'huge' equality fight, says Navratilova

Published in Tennis

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:35

Martina Navratilova says the struggles faced by trans people are too often underestimated and wants sport to change its rules so trans athletes are not excluded.

The 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion was criticised earlier this year after using the word "cheating" when discussing whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sport.

She later apologised but was dropped as an ambassador by LGBT sport body Athlete Ally.

Now the 62-year-old has made a BBC documentary exploring the issue.

For the film, The Trans Women Athlete Dispute with Martina Navratilova, she meets and discusses trans women in sport with a range of athletes, trans women and scientists.

"What I have come to realise, the biggest thing for me, is just the level of difficulty trans people go through cannot be underestimated," she says.

"The fight for equality and recognition is just huge."

She tells Trans Media Watch founder Helen Belcher: "I hurt people with my comments - that bothers me. I campaigned all my life for LGBT rights."

Later she adds: "That being said, still for me the most important thing in sports - and we have to remember trans rights and elite sport are two different things, although of course they are connected - what's the right way to set the rules so that everybody feels like they have a fighting chance?"

As well as hearing the experiences of trans athletes, she explores the science to find out whether trans athletes have a competitive advantage in women's sport.

"It feels to me that it's impossible to come to any real conclusions or write any meaningful rules until more research is done," she says.

"But for now I think we need to include as many transgender athletes as possible within elite sports while keeping as level a playing field as possible."

Sociologist Ellis Cashmore tells Navratilova sport will have to change in the same way other parts of society are adapting to gender fluidity - but admits he has been struggling "to figure an alternative".

"I don't think women's sport will look the same in 10 years' time," he explains.

"I think a great many sports are going to have to come to terms with the fact they are going to have to mix sports - in other words, dissolve the binary completely and just say they're open."

"Society has changed so much. The rules certainly need to evolve," Navratilova agrees.

"If you don't adapt, you've got problems. So we'll keep adapting and try to find a happy way forward."

The Trans Women Athlete Dispute with Martina Navratilova will be shown on BBC One at 21:00 BST on Wednesday, 26 June and will then be available on BBC iPlayer.

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Watch: Alicia Keys pays tribute to her 'sister' and inspiration Serena Williams

Published in Tennis

Tuesday, 25 June 2019 22:15

Singer Alicia Keys pays tribute to her friend and "sister" Serena Williams for the BBC iPlayer series Legends, as part of BBC Sport's Change the Game campaign.

WATCH MORE: Legends on BBC iPlayer

BBC Sport has launched #ChangeTheGame this summer to showcase female athletes in a way they never have been before. Through more live women's sport available to watch across the BBC this summer, complemented by our journalism, we are aiming to turn up the volume on women's sport and alter perceptions. Find out more here.

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Eastbourne: Johanna Konta loses to Ons Jabeur in third round

Published in Tennis

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:39

British number one Johanna Konta's final tournament before Wimbledon ended in defeat by world number 62 Ons Jabeur in the third round at Eastbourne.

Konta had led by a break in the first set before the Tunisian fought back to win 6-3 6-2.

French Open semi-finalist Konta has failed to transfer this season's clay-court success on to grass, losing in the Birmingham second round last week.

Meanwhile, defending champion Caroline Wozniacki was also knocked out.

The Danish 11th seed was beaten 2-6 6-4 7-6 (7-5) by eighth seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Konta lets match slip away on greasy court

The start of the match had been delayed by around half an hour because of rain at Eastbourne and, when they came back on, the players had a brief discussion at the net about whether the surface was playable.

Konta wiped her hand on the grass and asked Jabeur what she thought, with the Tunisian shrugging but raising no objection.

The Briton got off to a good start, holding to love in her first service game before breaking for 3-2. But Jabeur broke back in the next game and grew in confidence.

Konta seemed tentative on the surface - as if not quite trusting that the court was dry enough - and she was punished for it by the Tunisian.

The Briton's serving, which powered her through a clay-court season where she reached two WTA finals and the last four at Roland Garros, was below par - she won 60% of first-serve points and just 29% of second-serve points. That first figure had been well over 80% in recent weeks.

"I think the rain brought me luck and the win," said Jabeur, who will face Alize Cornet for a place in the semi-finals. Frenchwoman Cornet beat China's Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-2.

"I like the way I played. I like to make crazy shots. The crowd are very fair. Konta is a great player and has inspired me in the past. I hope the crowd can come with me now."

Konta will head to Wimbledon, which starts on Monday, having played five matches on grass this season.

Top seeds into quarter-finals

Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber booked her place in the last eight, coming through a tight first set before running away with the second in a 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 victory over Swedish world number 66 Rebecca Peterson.

The German fourth seed will face former world number one Simona Halep, who beat battling Slovenian Polona Hercog 6-1 4-6 6-3.

Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova took less than an hour to brush aside Elise Merten 6-1 6-2 and set up a quarter-final against Russian world number 52 Ekaterina Alexandrova, who went through after 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko retired when trailing 6-3 2-1.

But Wozniacki's pursuit of a third Eastbourne title was halted by Sabalenka, who lost to the Dane in last year's final.

Wozniacki had led 5-2 in the final set and had a match point but then crumbled as Sabalenka edged the final-set tie-break.

Sabalenka will face third seed Kiki Bertens in the quarter-finals after the Dutch player beat Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-3 6-3.

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World number two Nadal seeded third for Wimbledon

Published in Tennis

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 03:14

World number two Rafael Nadal has been seeded third for Wimbledon this year behind top-ranked Novak Djokovic and world number three Roger Federer.

The Spaniard now has a 50-50 chance of being in the same half as Djokovic and thus could meet him in the semi-finals.

Had he been second seed, rather than Federer, he could not have met the defending champion before the final.

The women's seedings reflect the world rankings, so Serena Williams is 11th and Britain's Johanna Konta 19th.

Wimbledon seeding is different from the other Grand Slams in that it does not always follow world rankings and is affected by grass-court performances.

Nadal said it "doesn't seem right" when asked about his likely seeding behind eight-time champion Federer for the championships, which begin on Monday.

Last year's finalist and world number eight Kevin Anderson is seeded fourth, and John Isner moves up to ninth after his run to the 2018 semi-finals.

Anderson's elevation to fourth seed means Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas all drop down one position in the seedings compared to their world ranking.

Britain's Kyle Edmund, the world number 31, is the 30th seed while British duo Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski are seeded 10th in the men's doubles.

French Open champion Ashleigh Barty tops the ladies' seedings for the first time at a grand slam, with Naomi Osaka second and defending champion Angelique Kerber fifth.

The women's seedings follow the WTA ranking list but changes can be made for a 'balanced draw', which is the reason seven-time champion Serena Williams - ranked 183rd before last year's championship - was seeded 25th in 2018.

Analysis

BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller

It does not seem logical at first glance that men and women are seeded differently, but this is a result of separate agreements with the ATP and WTA Tours.

Employing a special formula has merit when you consider the short nature of the grass-court season, and the fact some players really struggle to live up to their ranking at Wimbledon.

But it can also throw up some interesting scenarios, such as Kevin Anderson's promotion to number four.

Last year's runner-up has the pedigree of a fourth seed, but has only been able to play two matches in three months owing to an elbow injury.

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Eastbourne International: Kyle Edmund & Dan Evans reach quarter-finals

Published in Tennis

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:50

Kyle Edmund beat compatriot Cameron Norrie to set up an all-British encounter against Dan Evans in the Eastbourne quarter-finals.

The British number one beat the British number two 6-2 6-2 in a match suspended for around 50 minutes when a spectator fell ill.

Evans put in a determined display to beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 7-5.

Top seed Guido Pella, the Argentine world number 26, lost 6-4 3-6 6-4 to American Taylor Fritz.

With Wimbledon starting on Monday, Edmund and Evans will be pleased to be getting more match time on grass.

Evans, in particular, heads to the grass-court Grand Slam in good form after winning titles at Surbiton and Nottingham on the surface this month.

Against Herbert - who will be British former world number one Andy Murray's doubles partner at Wimbledon - Evans fought back from a break down in the second set to win.

He shouted "that's woeful tennis" at himself before going on to celebrate victory with a loud roar.

Meanwhile, Edmund's victory against Norrie was never in doubt with the third seed dominating from the start, breaking in Norrie's second service game.

Play was suspended at 5-2 in the first set, with the players staying on court while a medical incident was tended to in the stands.

When the match resumed Edmund wasted no time taking the first set on Norrie's serve.

He broke again early in the second set, and did not face a single break point in that set on his way to victory.

In the men's doubles Briton Dom Inglot and his American partner Austin Krajicek reached the quarter-finals by coming from behind to beat Wesley Koolhof and Marcus Daniell 3-6 6-4 10-7.

But Evans' return to court soon after his singles victory ended with a 4-6 6-3 10-8 loss alongside Lloyd Glasspool to top-seeded Colombians Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal.

Broady & Murray one win from Wimbledon main draw

Elsewhere, Britain's Liam Broady is one win away from the Wimbledon main draw after beating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 6-2.

He faces France's Gregoire Barrere, who is ranked 170 places higher at 117 in the world, in the final qualifying round on Thursday.

In women's qualifying, Samantha Murray advanced with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win over Spaniard Cristina Bucsa, but fellow Briton Gabriella Taylor lost 6-4 7-6 (7-5) to Belgium's Ysaline Bonaventure.

The Wimbledon draw takes place on Friday at 10:00 BST.

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Cancun chronicle: United States on course

Published in Table Tennis

Tuesday, 25 June 2019 20:51

by Ian Marshall, Editor

Moreover, win or lose, the finalists have reserved places in the forthcoming 2019 World Junior Championships to be staged in Bangkok, Thailand in late November and early December.

One more place in each competition is available. The losing quarter-finals in each half of the draw compete against each other; the winners then play the losing semi-finalists from the opposite half of the draw. The winners of that contest gains the third Bangkok place.

11.00 Junior Girls’ Team: Quarter-Finals

Success for the host nation; Monica Muñoz, Clio Barcenas and Anais de Leon Chapa, the no.10 seeds, upset the order of merit. They recorded a 3-2 win against the no.10 seeds, Ecuador’s Nathaly Paredes, Mylena Plaza and Alejandra Veintimillia Vergara.

Nathaly Paredes beat both Monica Muñoz (11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 14-12) and Clio Barcenas (11-2, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7) to maintain her unbeaten record but that was the sum total of the visitor’s success.

Victory contrary to expectations for Mexico, it was as per expectations for the no.4 seeds Chile. Represented by Valentina Rios, Jerusalen Flores and Macarena Montecino a 3-1 win was secured in opposition to the no.5 seeds, the Brazilian combination of Giulia Takahashi, Livia Lima and Laura Watanabe.

Mainstay of the win was Valentina Rios; she beat both Giulia Takahashi (11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9) and Livia Lima (11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8).

14.30 Junior Boys’ Team: Quarter-Finals

Canada, the no.5 seeds, fielding Edward Ly, Terence Yeung and Tommy Xu caused the upset of the round. They recorded a 3-2 win in opposition to the no.3 seeds, the Brazilian trio comprising Rafael Torino, Guilherme Teodoro and Eduardo Tomoike.

Star of the show was Terence Yeung, in the second match of the fixture he beat Guilherme Teodoro (11-9, 11-7, 11-6), before in the vital concluding match of the engagement recovering from a 3-5 deficit in the final game against Rafael Torino (7-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8) to bring his colleagues to their feet in jubilation.

“I always had chances on my serve but receiving when I tried to flick the return of service I made mistakes; down 3-5 in the fifth I decided to push the return, I levelled at 5-all. I felt confident in the rallies but most important today I was mentally strong, I kept my focus.” Terence Yeung

Success against the odds for Canada; for the United States and Chile, the respective top two seeds, as well as for Argentina, the no.4 seeds, it was progress as status advised.

Selecting Nikhil Kumar, Sharon Alguetti and Michael Minh Tran, the United States posted a 3-0 win in opposition the no.8 seeds, Costa Rica’s Daniel Araya, Alfredo Sanchez and Bryan Solis.

A comprehensive margin of victory; for Argentina’s Santiago Lorenzo, Matias Velarde and Matias Guadalupe, life was slightly more testing. A 3-1 win was the outcome against Peru’s Carlos Fernandez, Adolfo Cucho and Felipe Duffoo; the same margin of success being the verdict for Chile’s Nicolas Burgos, Andres Martinez and Jorge Paredes in opposition to Puerto Rico’s Gabriel Perez, Angel Naranjo and Jabdiel Torres.

16.30 Junior Girls’ Team: Semi-Finals

Selecting Crystal Wang, Amy Wang and Rachel Sung, the top seeds, the United States imposed their authority on proceedings; facing the no.10 seeds, the Mexican trio formed by Clio Barcenas, Monica Muñoz and Anais de Leon, a 3-0 win was recorded.

Soon after there was further success for North America, rather more hard earned, the no.2 seeds, Canada’s Ivy Liao, Joyce Xu and Benita Zhou needed the full five matches to halt the progress of the no.4 seeds, the Chilean combination of Jerusalen Flores, Valentina Rios and Macarena Montecino.

Mainstay of the Canadian victory was Joyce Xu, she beat both Valentina Rios (11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5) and in the vital fifth and deciding match of the contest, Jerusalen Flores (11-8, 11-8, 11-6).

“I was well prepared and I felt confident; sometimes there being a lot of noise in the hall, I found it difficult to maintain my focus. Today as the matches progressed my feeling for the ball improved; sometimes I rushed, my coach had to calm me down.” Joyce Xu

16.30 Junior Boys’ Team: Semi-Finals

Success the United States and Chile but it was hard earned success.

A 3-1 margin of victory was the outcome for the Chilean trio comprising Nicolas Burgos, Andres Martinez and Jorge Paredes in opposition to Canada’s Terence Yeung, Edward Ly and Edison Huang; the guiding hand being Nicolas Burgos, he accounted for both Terence Yeung (13-11, 11-7, 11-6) and Edward Ly (12-10, 11-6, 14-12).

“I’m very proud of the team, we’ve worked hard. We started in the number two position in the seeding and I think that helped make the group and the first round more comfortable for us.” Nicolas Burgos

“Personally I am very happy because I have never been given such an opportunity. My thanks to the technical staff who have helped us reach a Pan-American final.” Jorge Paredes

Tense times for Chile, the times were even more tense for the United States trio comprising Nikhil Kumar, Sharon Alguetti and Victor Liu, they were extended the full five match distance by Argentina’s Santiago Lorenzo, Matias Velarde and Matias Guadalupe. The player to cause the top seeds problems was Santiago Lorenzo; he accounted for both Nikhil Kumar (13-11, 14-12, 11-2) and Sharon Alguetti (11-4, 11-5, 11-4).

Hero of the hour for the Stars and Stripes was Nikhil Kumar; in the vital fifth match of the fixture he overcame Matias Velarde (11-8, 11-6, 13-11).

“I was nervous at the start of the match being 2-2 but I was determined to win for the team. I think service and receive was the key; also playing the first attack with heavy top spin was crucial.” Nikhil Kumar

18.30 Junior Boys’ Team: Quarter-Final Play Off

Keeping hopes of securing third place alive, Brazil represented by Guilherme Teodoro, Rafael Torino and Eduardo Tomoike recorded a 3-1 win in opposition to Puerto Rico’s Gabriel Perez, Angel Naranjo and Jabdiel Torres.

At the same time Peru’s Felipe Duffoo, Jhon Loli and Carlos Fernandez secured a 3-0 success against Costa Rica’s José Perez, Daniel Araya and Alfredo Sanchez.

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High level, stars names in action

Published in Table Tennis

Tuesday, 25 June 2019 21:20

Notably in the women’s singles events, Sweden’s Anna-Carin Ahlquist, Korea Republic’s Jung Younga and Kelly van Zon of the Netherlands appear on the entry list as do those of Turkey’s Neslihan Kavas and Thu Kamkasomphou of France.

Successful at the European Para Championships on the most recent four occasions, Anna-Carin Ahlquist struck gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games; in Alexandria, she is the top seed in class 1-3.

Impressive from Carin Ahlquist, even more impressive from Kelly van Zon; the reigning world champion, in addition to London, she also won more recently, three years ago in Rio de Janeiro. She is the top seed in class 7.

Similarly, Jung Younga, Asian Championships gold medallist in 2017, heads the class 4-5 order, Thu Kamkasomphou occupies the same spot in class 8, as does Neslihan Kavas in class 9-10. Pertinently, Thu Kamkasomphou won gold at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; Nesliham Kavas was a silver medallist four years later in Londn.

Prominent names in the women’s singles event; it is the same in the men’s singles competitions.

Silver medallist at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and last year at the World Para Championships, Germany’s Thomas Schmidberger is the top name on duty in class 3, as in class 6 is Thailand’s Rungroj Thainiyom, gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Likewise successful in Rio de Janeiro, Belgium’s Laurens Devos, who secured gold, heads the class 9 entry; a situation that also applies to Indonesia’s David Jacobs. Winner of men’s singles 40-44 years at the 2018 World Veteran Championships, he is the top seed in class 10.

Celebrated names and you can add more to the list. Turkey’s Abdullah Ozturk is the leading light in class 4, Ali Ozrurk in class 5; at the 2018 World Para Championships, Abdullah Ozturk was a silver medallist, Ali Ozturk one step higher, he claimed gold. Similarly, crowned European champion in 2015, Jean-Paul Montanus of the Netherlands is the most prominent name in class 7.

A total of 65 men and 20 women compete in Alexandria.

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Another fairy tale on the horizon for Jang Woojin?

Published in Table Tennis

Tuesday, 25 June 2019 21:21

To reach the top step of the podium in sport is a special achievement, even for the world’s most established athletes. What made Jang Woojin’s men’s singles outing even more impressive was that, as an unseeded competitor, his venture began in the qualification tournament.

Successfully negotiating the qualification rounds Jang Woojin opened his main draw campaign with a convincing victory over Germany’s Patrick Franziska before claiming a major scalp in round two, eliminating China’s Xu Xin. Jang Woojin then recovered from a 1-3 deficit to beat fellow Korean Jeong Sangeun 4-3, toppling Japan’s Jun Mizutani one round later to earn himself a spot in the gold medal match.

With the backing of the home crowd Jang Woojin capped off a magnificent journey in fine style, prevailing over China’s Liang Jingkun in straight games to win his second men’s singles title on the ITTF World Tour.

A mighty achievement for the young Korean, but that wasn’t his only success in Daejeon having also impressed on the doubles front: pairing with fellow countryman Lim Jonghoon, the Korean duo saw off partnerships from Chinese Taipei, Japan, China and Hong Kong to lift the men’s doubles trophy.

However, arguably the biggest story came in the mixed doubles event as Jang Woojin and DPR Korea’s Cha Hyo Sim secured a gold medal finish in a truly wonderful tale of unity on the Korean Peninsula.

Three titles in Daejeon, Jang Woojin made history by becoming the first-ever ITTF World Tour triple crown winner, a feat that has been repeated only once by China’s Xu Xin at the recent 2019 Japan Open.

So far this year Jang Woojin has managed two quarter-final finishes on the international scene, coming at the Liebherr 2019 World Championships and 2019 Japan Open, the latter of which saw the Korean star produce a fantastic 4-0 win over Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov.

Returning to the stage that provided him with so much success last year, Jang Woojin will contest the men’s singles event as the no.6 seeded player. The 22-year-old will once again pair up with Lim Jonghoon in the men’s doubles but won’t be present in mixed doubles action. So, there will be no triple crown repeat this time out, but can Jang Woojin successfully defend two of his titles in Busan?

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Extending the pathway, increasing the opportunity, Africa takes initiative

Published in Table Tennis

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:39

Proceedings were led by ITTF expert, Germany’s Eva Jeler, an internationally renowned coach with great experience conducting ITTF Talent Identification Programmes. She was assisted by Tunisia’s Ramzi Mabrouk, ITTF Africa Development Manager, who served as the African expert.

Seven African national associations participated; in addition to the hosts, players and coaches from Congo-Brazzaville, Tunisia, Egypt, Rwanda and Uganda attended. Overall a most impressive total of 34 athletes attended, of whom 12 were girls, in addition to 10 coaches were present.

Venue for the training camp was the Maman Angebi Hall, premises which contained eight training tables. Due to the large number of participating players, training sessions were held in shifts; two training groups of players and coaches practicing consecutively.

Everybody practised very hard; all participants were eager to learn something new, to develop the level of their own style further and to prepare well for the Challenge.

All the coaches were involved during the training sessions; the exchange of knowledge was an enriching experience for everybody. Importantly, educational sessions were held in the evenings and focused on basic techniques, complementing the practical training efforts of the group.

The Table Tennis Federation of Congo showed a great interest and support for players in the youth categories, especially cadet and hopes, as they dare to hope to win an Olympic medal at the 2028 Olympic Games or the 2030 Youth Olympic Games.

St Mathieu Muana Mbuta, President of the Table Tennis Federation of Congo, believes they can achieve their goal thanks to the unwavering support of the Ministry of Sports and the National Olympic Committee. Also he believes they have a good generation of talented young players who want to reach the highest international level and thus win medals on an international scale, to be the best sports representatives in their countries.

The local federation has put great effort and funds into achieving these objectives by hiring Stéphane Rouleau, a French coach with a great deal of experience, to ensure the daily training and progress of young players.

On Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June, the Challenge for both hopes and cadets took place in the “Céline Mayani” studio of the Congolese National Radio and Television (RTNC), a very pleasant setting. The generous presence of the Congolese public added a specific charm to this event.

Following the conclusion of the 2019 Africa Continental Hopes, Cadet Week and Challenge, the only qualifying event on the African continent for the 2019 ITTF World Hopes Week and Challenge, scheduled to take place in Salalah man from Thursday 25th to Wednesday 31st July, the qualifiers are announced.

Boys: 1. Yassin Yasser Gaber (Egypt) 2. Usman Ishola Okamlawon (Nigeria)

Girls: 1. Sadiat Alimat Akeem (Nigeria) 2. Kelia Hirwa Hirwa (Rwanda)

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