(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Kanak Jha and Amy Wang book Buenos Aires places The youngest United States athlete to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Kanak Jha booked his place in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games by emerging successful at the North American Continental Qualification Tournament staged in Las Vegas […]
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World Junior Experience Builds on Long-term Plan for Team USA
Posted on(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) World Junior Experience Built – Team USA aims Long-term Plan While no medals came home with team USA from this year’s World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Riva Del Garda, Italy, a stronger and more united team came back from Europe than that which had left. The team performed exceptionally to make […]
Future Olympians on Show at Upcoming North American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier
Posted on(BY RICHARD FINN) Future Olympians-North American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier While you will need to wait almost two more years to enjoy the pageantry and excitement of the next Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020, you only have to wait until later this month to get an early look at some possible future Olympians. […]
Valiant Efforts, Medal Finish Passes Within Points of USA
Posted on(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) Valiant Efforts, Medal Finish Passes Within Points The US Junior Boys Table Tennis team have come within points of guaranteeing themselves a medal at the 2017 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Riva Del Garda, Italy. After an amazing performance yesterday against Russia where Sharon Alguetti wrestled back from a 2-0 deficit […]
Review Boys’ Team: Tense battles, United States upsets seeding, wins thriller
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Tense battles, United States upsets seeding, wins thriller Places in the quarter-finals at stake, tense contests concluded proceedings in the Boys’ Team event at the 2017 ITTF World Junior Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy on the evening of Monday 27th November. Represented by Tobias Hippler, Gerritt Engemann and […]
America’s Ping Pong Prodigy: The 16 Project Video
Posted on(Courtesy of VICE Sports) America’s Ping Pong Prodigy, Kanak Jha-American Olympian When Kanak Jha was 16, he became the youngest American Olympian participate in the Rio Games. Only a year later, he now is considered the top-ranked US Men’s Ping Pong Player. Looking to take that next step in his development and training, the California […]
Back to earth for Kanak Jha, a different atmosphere
Posted on(Courtesy of Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Back to earth for Kanak Jha, a different atmosphere Only 17 years old but Kanak Jha of the United States, despite his tender years, is a seasoned competitor; on duty at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and when he competed recently in the Liège, he was again in […]
Cédric Nuytinck and Kanak Jha so close but favourites prevail in opening exchanges
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Cédric and Kanak so close but can’t prevail in opening exchanges Success was the outcome for the leading names called to action in the opening matches in the first stage of proceedings in the Liebherr 2017 Men’s World Cup in Liège, Belgium on the afternoon of Friday 20th October. […]
Kanak Jha makes global attempt in Belgium
Posted on(by Olalekan Okusan, ITTF Africa, Press Officer) Kanak Jha makes global attempt in Belgium When Kanak Jha made his Men’s World Cup debut in 2014, the USA star was full of excitement that he would be rubbing shoulders with the world’s best players in one of the most prestigious table tennis events. Aged 14 at […]
Kanak Jha once again, wins in Varazdin
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Kanak Jha once again, wins in Varazdin Winner earlier in the year in Argentina, Kanak Jha of the United States added to his title collection at the 2017 Croatia Junior and Cadet Open in Varazdin on the evening of Thursday 14th September. In an event that witnessed the leading […]
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