Sport is known to be one of the greatest motivators for children and youth around the world. While COVID-19 has caused huge hurdles for table tennis organisations and clubs to keep their young audience engaged, the #TableTennisUnited Fund is sending help to those in need, where the pandemic seems to have taken its toll.
A highly competitive round of selections for the third edition of the Dream Building Fund, and the very first edition of the Dream Building Fund powered by Global Sports Development (GSD) has culminated in the selection of six successful projects, who now stand to receive financial, strategic, and technical support from the ITTF Foundation.
A joint effort between the ITTF Foundation, ITTF and World Table Tennis, #TableTennisUnited Fund provides financial and equipment support to the worldwide table tennis community during Covid-19. The campaign has supported 108 initiatives and individuals across the globe since the beginning of the pandemic and has been awarded Bronze in Sports Business Awards 2021, in the category of Best Covid-19 Response by a Sport.
History will be made in Houston, Texas, as China and the USA will join forces at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals with two pairs formed of both American and Chinese players entering the Mixed Doubles competition on the year marking the 50th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy.
Our survey of the 2021 ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships (PWTTC) participants in Berlin reveals the need for better suited rules and classification system, as well as other insights into the tournament that would benefit future organising committees.
With her programme Smash Down Barriers, Vea and her team at the TTTF aim to promote social inclusion and acceptance by improving the quality of life for PWD in remote villages on the main island of Tongatapu and the outer islands.
Express your interest in becoming the organising committee for 2023 and/or 2024 Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships between November 1 – 30, 2021.
Taking the next step on FEMpowerment and gender equity, the ITTF Foundation has become the second entity among the ITTF Group to join around 600 other international organisations in signing the Brighton Declaration.
With the support of Dream Building Fund, Talent4Development (T4D) offers weekly table tennis training sessions that help primary students establish daily routines to better channel their talent and open doors to future opportunities.
