Latin American Heroines Lead Field at Inaugural Pan American Junior Championships Courtesy of ITTF Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz and Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi lead the field in the Girls’ Singles event at the forthcoming Pan American Junior Championships to be staged in the Canadian city of Burnaby in British Columbia. Proceedings commence on Saturday June 25th […]
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The Face of Olivasi but Can Vladimir Samsonov Compete with the Face of Dish?
Posted onThe Face of Olivasi but Can Vladimir Samsonov Compete with the Face of Dish? Courtesy of ITTF An easily recognizable face promoting a company; one of the most recognizable is that of Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus. He is the face of Olivasi, a Spanish company which, as the name suggests, sells olive oil. Vladimir Samsonov […]
Adriana Diaz Repeats Success of Previous Week, Wins in Wladyslawowo
Posted onAdriana Diaz Repeats Success of Previous Week, Wins in Wladyslawowo 2016 Polish Junior and Cadet Open Courtesy of ITTF Top step of the podium the previous week in the Slovak Republic, Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz won the Junior Girls’ Singles title at the 2016 Polish Junior and Cadet Open in Wladyslawowo on Thursday May 26th […]
Stronger from Defeat, Adriana Diaz Wins in Slovak Republic
Posted onStronger from Defeat, Adriana Diaz Wins in Slovak Republic Courtesy of ITTF 2016 Slovak Junior Open – ITTF Junior Circuit The winner eight months ago in Croatia, Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz collected the second ITTF Junior Circuit Girls’ Singles title of her career when she emerged successful on Sunday May 22nd at the Slovak Junior Open […]
Top Seed in Senec, Adriana Diaz, Olympian Before Possible Youth Olympian
Posted onTop Seed in Senec, Adriana Diaz, Olympian Before Possible Youth Olympian 2016 Slovak Junior Open – ITTF Junior Circuit Courtesy of ITTF Bound for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz is the top seed in the Junior Girls’ Singles event at the forthcoming Slovak Junior Open; proceedings commence in Senec on Thursday […]
Hosting first for Adriana Diaz and Brian Afanador
Posted onHosting first for Adriana Diaz and Brian Afanador By Jose A. Sanchez Fournier El Nuevo Dia reports on 2016 Rio Olympic Games Bound Adriana Diaz and Brian Afanador from Puerto Rico. “The table tennis players today came to the island after his historic Olympic qualification“ “Although Adriana Diaz and Brian Afanador have been those who […]
15-Year-old Diaz Secures Historic Olympic Qualification
Posted on15-Year-old Diaz Secures Historic Olympic Qualification Courtesy of ITTF The rising superstar booked her place at Rio 2016, at the 2016 ITTF-Latin America Olympic Qualifications held on 1-3 April 2016 in Santiago, Chile. Despite being the youngest player at the event, DIAZ was the number one seed, she stated after her emotional victory: “I can’t […]
At Last for Marcos Madrid, at First for Brian Afanador
Posted onAt Last for Marcos Madrid, at First for Brian Afanador 2016 ITTF-Latin American Olympic Games Qualification Courtesy of ITTF Beaten in the decisive contest to determine a place in Beijing, the same pain four years later when London was the goal; at last, at the third time of asking it is success for Marcos Madrid. […]
Youngest and Oldest Book Places, the Generation Game in Santiago
Posted onYoungest and Oldest Book Places, the Generation Game in Santiago 2016 ITTF-Latin American Olympic Games Qualification Courtesy of ITTF April 1, 2016 – The youngest and the oldest; of the 35 players on duty in the Women’s Singles event at the 2016 ITTF-Latin American Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in the Chilean capital city of Santiago […]
Youngest Players on Duty but Major Contenders for Olympic Places
Posted onYoungest Players on Duty but Major Contenders for Olympic Places Courtesy of ITTF Crucial to Latin American success at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh last October, Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz and Bruna Takahashi are two of the leading names on duty at the forthcoming 2016 ITTF-Latin American […]
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