Table Tennis Australia has welcomed the release of the Sport: Powering Australia’s Future (10+10) submission by Australia’s Olympic and Commonwealth Games sports which details a national long-term vision for sport to help drive Australia’s future.
The Australian men’s team of Heming Hu, Chris Yan and David Powell went down to Japan 0-3 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium today, ending Australia’s table tennis campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
TTA passes on our condolences to the family and friends of Fiji’s Anthony Ho, the ITTF-Oceania President, who sadly passed away on 29 July 2021 from COVID-19.
Australian paddlers were defeated in straight matches by no.3-seeded Germany in the round-of-16 of the women’s team event, which got underway today at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Australian table tennis Olympians are about to return to the court as the Men’s and Women’s Team events get underway at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium today.
As our Olympians showcased the quality of Australian table tennis matching up with the best in the world at the Tokyo Olympics, the issue of a lack of funding for the sport in the next Olympic cycle has been receiving some attention in the Australian media.
Given we are now half way through 2021, TTA is pleased to present our mid-year Implementation Update to show progress made on the 2019-2022 Strategic Plan - Our Future Now!
As Australia is captivated by the Tokyo Olympic Games, with Australian athletes across all sports achieving amazing results and providing some positive vibes to Australians back home, a number of community events will be held this weekend in areas of the country not affected by COVID outbreaks, to bring people together and celebrate Olympic sport.
TTA is pleased to advise that the Event Prospectus is now available for the 2021 National Senior, Youth, Junior & Para Championships that will be held at Caloundra Indoor Stadium from 12-19 December.
Jian Fang Lay could not keep her winning streak alive and bowed out of the Olympic table tennis Women’s Singles tournament after losing to no.12 seed and 3-time European champion Ying Han of Germany in the third round.
Jian Fang Lay kept making Olympic history today as she qualified for the third round of the Women’s Singles table tennis tournament at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, while David Powell’s Olympic campaign was halted by Slovakian Wang in the second round.
Australia’s David Powell was due to take on the Czech Republic’s Pavel Sirucek on Saturday night, but instead he has advanced directly to the next round.
It was an action-packed first day for the Australian table tennis team as most of our athletes got their Olympic campaign underway at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
TTA is pleased to advise that new dates have been approved for the 2021 National Senior, Youth, Junior & Para Championships. The event will now be held from 12-19 December 2021 and the event will remain at Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Sunshine Coast.
The draw for the Olympic table tennis tournament was held today in Tokyo, with Australian athletes finally learning who they will face when competition gets underway on Saturday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Tonight Australians are celebrating after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Queensland has secured the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.