Tag: ITTF Athletes Commission
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Table Tennis legend Vladimir Samsonov re-elected
Tokyo, May 10, 2014: Table Tennis legend Vladimir SAMSONOV (BLR) has been re-elected as the Chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Athletes’ Commission in an election held at the ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan. SAMSONOV, who was in the world’s top 10 for a remarkable 15 years, stated:…
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Inaugural ITTF Star Awards goes off with a Bang
By Abdul Rahim, Special Correspondence in Dubai. Dubai, Jan 11, 2014: ZHANG Jike (CHN) and LI Xiaoxia (CHN) have been crowned the first ever Male and Female Table Tennis Stars at a glamorous evening at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai. Organised in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council, the inaugural “2013 ITTF Star Awards Driven…
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China’s XU Xin earned the title of LIEBHERR 2013
Verviers – Belgium, Oct 27, 2013: China’s XU Xin earned the title of LIEBHERR 2013 Men’s World Cup Champion after beating Belarusian Vladimir SAMSONOV 4-1 (11-6, 12-14, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7) in Verviers, Belgium. The 23 year old, whose victory here is his first at a major World Title event (Olympics, World Championships and World Cups)…