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TableTennisDaily: Interview with Thomas Weikert, ITTF President

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TableTennisDaily: Interview with Thomas Weikert, ITTF President

Courtesy of ITTF

Recently Thomas Weikert, ITTF President, appeared on the TableTennisDaily Podcast hosted by Daniel Ives and Thomas Jeffcott.

The podcast itself features the world’s best table tennis players, coaches and experts. So far it has featured exclusive and extensive, interviews with likes of Jan-Ove Waldner, Jörgen Persson, Richard Prause and Marcos Freitas.

Latest Episode
In their latest episode with Thomas Weikert many hot topics from the world of table tennis were discussed; including the introduction of the plastic ball, the use of illegal boosters and ITTF future plans.

Thomas Weikert goes into great detail on how the ITTF is currently being run and how the ITTF aims to grow and continue to develop the sport. Also, he shares his views and opinions on the more controversial topics such as the potential net height increase, which is currently being tried in Germany.

Full Interview
A link to the full interview can be found below so be sure to check it out as well as the other previously recorded podcasts and other site features.

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Table Tennis Daily: Podcast – Thomas Weikert, ITTF President

 

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