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From Nigeria to the Welsh League – via a bakery!
Sammy Ogunade has been playing table tennis for over 30 years but it was whilst working in a bakery that his sporting talent came to light, and via the smell of cake mix and the sweet taste of icing sugar a path to the Welsh League was formed. Sammy was born in Nigeria, where he…
Read MoreThe prestigious Team Championships of Wales are back!
**PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE OF DATE FOR FIRST WEEKEND!!** After an 18 month break due the Covid 19 pandemic, competitions are back in Wales! Returning on the 16th and 17th of October at Sport Wales, the prestigious Team Championships of Wales will lead the way. Starting off the 21-22 season, the popular team event will…
Read MoreTees Sport and Butterfly confirm continued support of British Para Table Tennis
Butterfly and Tees Sport, the UK’s premier suppliers of table tennis equipment, has today confirmed that it will continue to support the British Para Table Tennis Team with a contract that will supply the team with Butterfly clothing and equipment beyond Paris 2024. The agreement covers all the squads in the programme, from the elite…
Read MoreAnna Hursey Heads to Croatia in Search of European Medal at the ETTU European Youth Championships
Anna Hursey will be Wales’s only representative at the ETTU European Youth Championships in Varazdin, Croatia which starts this week. Anna will be in action in the Cadet Girls Singles, Cadet Girls Doubles with partner Matilde Pinto of Portugal as well as the Cadet Mixed Doubles where Anna will partner Tom Closset of Belgium. This…
Read MoreDouble WTT Youth Star win for Anna in Tunisia
Anna Hursey was on winning form once again in the WTT Youth Star Contender tournament – this time winning both the Under 15 Girls’ Doubles and Under 15 Girls’ Singles in Tunisia. Having beaten local girls Balkis Suissi/Ela Saidi 0-3 in the quarter finals and Iuliia Pugovkina/Sofia Umauets of Russia 0-3 in the semis, Anna…
Read MoreJob Vacancies
Coaching Role Vacancies at Table Tennis Wales and Cardiff City Community Table Tennis Club Table Tennis Wales and Cardiff City Community Table Tennis Club are looking for motivated coaches to join us for the following exciting vacancies. TTW Cardiff Participation Officer Remuneration: £17,000 -19,000 per annum Status: 37 hours/week. …
Read MoreKidCare4U brings big smiles to children’s faces with Table Tennis Wales On The Go Packs
Children were smiling with delight when KidCare4U dropped off Table Tennis Wales On The Go Packs – and the two organisations are now planning to work together to introduce more children and parents to the game. KidCare4U is a registered charity working with Black, Asian and minority ethnic families from low-income households residing in Newport.…
Read MoreRising Star Harri Docherty Inspires our Aspire Group!
Children’s Mental Health Week 1- 7 February 2021 Lockdown is a difficult time for everyone while for youngsters it’s the challenge of home schooling, not seeing friends and not being able to participate in their favourite sports. For 15-year-old Harri Docherty it’s been particularly tough over the last couple of months. His Dad is on…
Read MoreAnti-Doping Policy
Anti-Doping Policy Table Tennis Wales is firmly against drug misuse and believes that all players have the right to compete in sport knowing that they, and their competitors are clean. The use of performance-enhancing drugs and other doping behaviour severely damages the legitimacy of sport and undermines the integrity of clean athletes. Table Tennis Wales…
Read MoreTable Tennis On The Go Project
During lockdown Table Tennis Wales sent out table tennis packs to families in various communities across Wales. To help the whole family to stay active at home due to the global pandemic. As part of a continuing partnership with BME sport Cymru we worked Sports Officer for the Swansea area Mohammed Basit, who has since…
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