De La Salle-Lipa stamped its class as it topped the men and women’s table tennis championships in the 14th NCAA South at the San Beda College Alabang gym in Muntinlupa City.
THE COMING Philippine Olympic Committee elections yesterday faced another threat of suspension following the filing of a court petition for a temporary restraining order by a faction in the Table Tennis Association of the Philippines (Tatap).
University of Santo Tomas ruled the men’s division for a third straight time while National University reigned in the juniors division Thursday in the UAAP Season 75 table tennis tournament at the Blue Eagle Gym.
In one of the most politically charged showdowns of the Olympics, South Korea defeated North Korea in men’s table tennis Saturday.
One thing’s for sure: China will win its seventh straight Olympic gold medal in women’s table tennis singles on Wednesday.
Table tennis legend Jorgen Persson believes the Chinese can help make the world a better place through their new attempts to communicate with other nations during the 2012 Games.
THE VISITING expert, a balikbayan, was both effective and spellbinding he inevitably got asked a couple of pointed questions: 1) Is the Table Tennis Association of the Philippines (Tatap) aware of his presence in the country? 2) Is he getting any support or encouragement in his selfless crusade to develop talented poor kids from either the Philippine Sports Commission or the Philippine Olympic Committee?
FORMER national player Ting Ledesma was elected president of the Table Tennis Association of the Philippines in the association’s general assembly over the weekend.
San Beda’s supremacy isn’t limited to basketball alone.
Buoyed by victories in table tennis, football and swimming, San Beda bagged the general championship for the second straight year Friday at the close of the NCAA Season 87.
The Private Schools Athletic Association (Prisaa) will unveil its 59th season on April 22 to 28 in Cebu City with a heavy roster of 18 sports, 10 more from last year’s competition program.
A perennial spectator at every gold-medal finale in the Southeast Asian Games, Philippine table tennis could probably find itself in the limelight for the first time.
The Philippine Olympic Committee approved, as expected, Monday a huge delegation of 512 athletes tasked to improve on the country’s previous fifth-overall placing in the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia this month.
It needed work, but University of Santo Tomas simply affirmed what longtime head coach Henberd Ortalla was already confident of since day one—in spite of the tougher road his squad took.
