Dr Miran Kondric with two young players from the Philippines

11/7/2009
The reward is not always financial, there is more to life than money; certainly we all need money but ask any successful teacher, any teacher dedicated to the job what is the greatest reward and the answer will be unanimous.

It is seeing a pupil succeed, it seeing the smile of success, the smile of achievement and the smile of future possibilities.

Furthermore, for those children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, there is one more smile, the smile of gratitude; it is that smile that recently touched the heart of Dr. Miran Kondric, a member of the ITTF Sports Science, who visited the Philippines.

11/7/2009
In order to promote the techniques of the talented table tennis players from all over the world, the Chinese Table Tennis Association is hosting 3 high-quality training camps in China during the year 2010. We are willing to work with all of you to promote table tennis in the world, and these camps will be part of our international development plan.

Learning the skills of multi-ball in the Dominican Republic

11/6/2009
Part of a new joint initiative between the International Table Tennis Federation and the Latin American Table Tennis Union, a successful ITTF/PTT Level One Course came to a conclusion in the Dominican Republic on Thursday 5th November 2009.

Organised under the auspices of the ITTF Development Programme, the course was led by El Salvador’s Carlos Esnard and is one of seven such course which will benefit table tennis in Latin America.

Seven such courses form the programme for Level One and a further three for Level Two.

11/6/2009
Tehran, the country’s capital city is very much leading the way in Iran when the subject in question is promoting table tennis for women.

Vice President of the Tehran Table Tennis Board is the tireless, Sima Limoochi, a lady who is at the forefront of creating a new era for the sport of table tennis in Iran.

Tehran is the largest province in the country with a population of 15 millions and has a new management structure for table tennis which was put in place in December 2008.

The Pro Tour comeback on English soil was a highlight for the players, the fans and the whole sport.

11/6/2009
Tom Degun is a reporter with insidethegames.biz and was assigned by his employer to cover the 2009 English Open in Sheffield.

In his article “I am now a table tennis convert”, the slightly prejudiced journalist describes his way from entering shyly a new territory until getting fascinated by the speed, the spin, the atmosphere and the event organisation.

Frenchman Andréa Landrieu wants to attack at the international tournament in Slovakia.

11/6/2009
About 13 months before the Volkswagen World Junior Table Tennis Championships will be staged in the Slovak capital city of Bratislava, the Cadets lead the way.At the 13th Slovak Cadet Open 2009 from 6th to 8th November, players from no less than 24 countries will gather in the table tennis hall of the Slovak association.

The winners at the Rotary Club tournament in St Maarten

11/5/2009
Argentina’s Leandro Olvech, the ITTF Co-ordinator of Development Programmes conducted a highly successful ITTF/PTT Level One Course from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd October 2009 in the Netherlands Antilles.

The course, held under the auspices of Olympic Solidarity and the ITTF Development Programme, lasted five days and was clearly enjoyed by all and has proved the source of motivation; most certainly the effects have been realised sooner than expected.