Sunday, January 12, 2025

Table Tennis

African table tennis stars secure tickets to Paris 2024 Olympics

Four of the six tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were secured on Friday, May 17, at the African Table Tennis Qualification Tournament taking place at the BK Arena in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Over 50 players from...

Budding Rwandese tennis player Ibonga meets his Nigerian idol, Aruna, in Kigali

How far would you go to meet your sports idol in person, who is visiting your country to play a game? A Rwandan table tennis youngster shares his experience As African Olympic Qualifiers for table tennis get underway in Kigali,...

Quadri Aruna and Dina Meshref reclaim ITTF Africa Cup title

Nigeria's Quadri Aruna and Egypt's  Dina Meshref reclaimed the ITTF Africa Cup title after winning the 2024 edition at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Aruna, the top seed still fresh from his exploits at the WTT Saudi Smash, was again...

Commonwealth champion Achanta leads Indian contingent to 2024 WTT Contender Lagos

2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games champion Sharath Achanta will lead a strong Indian contingent to the 2024 WTT Contender Lagos taking place at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. The 41-year-old is the first Indian table tennis player ever...