Ten Days to Go: The Mighty & Mild Start on Equal Footing 2016 Olympic Games Courtesy of ITTF Announced on Friday October 2, 2009 as the host nation for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, now on Wednesday July 27th, we are just ten days away from the first ball being struck in anger in the […]
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Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Table Tennis Tickets
Posted onRio 2016 Olympic Games: Table Tennis Tickets Full House in Botafogo, Expect Same in Riocentro, Book Tickets Now Courtesy of ITTF A full house was the order of proceedings for the recent Olympic Legends versus Brazil Stars contest in the Botafogo Arena; it was a fact that pleasantly surprised China’s Wang Liqin who, of course, […]
New Level Set in Sendai, Same Again for Dina Meshref in Rio de Janeiro?
Posted onNew Level Set in Sendai, Same Again for Dina Meshref in Rio de Janeiro? Courtesy of ITTF Titles in the continent of Africa but a main draw place secured at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in the Japanese city of Sendai underlined the fact that Egypt’s Dina Meshref had risen to new heights; she became […]
Table Tennis Team Nominated for Rio 2016
Posted onTable Tennis Team Nominated for Rio 2016 Two table tennis athletes chosen to represent Canada Wednesday, June 1, 2016 — TORONTO — On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Table Tennis Canada named the two athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in table tennis at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. The […]
Last Two Places Decided, Yadira Silva and Gremlis Arvelo Rio Bound
Posted onLast Two Places Decided, Yadira Silva and Gremlis Arvelo Rio Bound 2016 ITTF-Latin American Olympic Games Qualification Courtesy of ITTF April 3, 2016 – The final two places to be decided at the 2016 ITTF-Latin American Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Santiago, Chile; on Sunday April 3rd, the question in a tense atmosphere was who […]
Qualification System for the Rio Olympic Games
Posted onQualification System for the Rio Olympic Games Ten thousand athletes from 206 countries will compete at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, which commences Friday August 5th through Sunday August 21st in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Table Tennis competition begins Saturday August 6th through Tuesday August 16th at the Riocentro in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. […]
Jun Mizutani for Rio 2016
Posted onJun Mizutani has his mind on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, as he has been announced by the Japanese TT Association, together with Koki Niwa and Maharu Yoshimura. Read more about Jun MIZUTANI in our latest article on the ButterflyMAG.
2016 Olympic Games: Tripartite Commission Invitation
Posted on2016 Olympic Games: Tripartite Commission Invitation Places Support Olympic Principles Courtesy of ITTF Athletes of the very highest level competing but equally involving competitors from throughout the world; arguably they are two extremes but they are two of the major principles of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Attracting the very best is a relatively straightforward […]
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