The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has become the first International Federation to achieve a full house of 226 National Associations after the last & final missing piece on the ITTF world map, Guinea Bissau Table Tennis Federation, was accepted on 6 May 2017. This feat means that table tennis has reached all possible countries […]
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The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is now the largest International Federation, with 222 National Associations.
Sao Tome & Principe and South Sudan were accepted into the ITTF family today at the ITTF Annual General Meeting (AGM) to overtake Volleyball as the largest International Federation.
At this historic moment, the ITTF President Mr Thomas Weikert stated “As the ITTF President I am very proud that ITTF has achieved the number one status in terms of membership as our goal is not just to be among the top five sports overall, but also within each area. This is then another milestone on the path to achieve this.”
The newest additions is a result of the ITTF’s Development Program’s objective to grow national associations to have table tennis played in every corner of the globe.
The ITTF Development Program, which was initiated in 1999, has now added 42 new National Associations, with new addition of 2-3 new members per year.
Quantity is not what the ITTF is solely looking at; the Program offers support for member associations around the world support in terms of equipment, coach training, player training and more to assist them in developing and growing in a sustainable way.
With the inclusion of Sao Tome & Principe and South Sudan, the ITTF will only have 4 more countries, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and Bahamas, remaining in the Olympic family to integrate in order to reach its final goal of having a National Association in every country possible.
The ITTF is currently in contact with the Olympic Committees of these remaining countries, aiming to achieve full inclusion of all members of the Olympic family to the table tennis family.
The ITTF AGM was held in conjunction with the Qoros 2015 World Table Tennis Championships currently being held in Suzhou, China. Click here: http://bit.ly/15WTTC for more information on the world’s biggest table tennis event.
CAVB Continental Cup- Zone 2- Pool 3
Sierra Leone and Guinea Conakry men and women team qualified to the second round (Zonal Phase) of the CAVB Continental Cup after they finished in the first and seconds positions at the Zone 2, Pool 3 tournament held in Guinea Conakry early this month.
The tournament showed hosts Guinea Conakry, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau competing for two slots at the zonal phase after Mali withdrawal ahead of the competition.
In Men’s tournament Sierra Leone won both matches against Guinea Conakry and Guinea Bissau to lead the tournament with 16 points ahead of hosts Guinea Conakry who beat their neighbours Bissau to finish second and clinch the second ticket to the zonal phase.
The women’s tournament showed Guinea Conakry leading the tournament with two victories as they followed y Sierra Leone and Bissau came third.
The opening ceremony was attended by Ms Domani Doré, the Minister of Sports, Guinea Conakry VB Fed President Mory Keita, the vice President of the Guinean Olympic Committee Ms Germaine Mangué beside other guests of honour.
Control Committee President Ahmed Khanou was happy to supervise this successful tournament in attendance of the major sports characters in Guinea. He appreciated the efforts done by Guinea VB Federation to make this tournament successful.
Results
Men
GUI GBS SLE
GUI vs GBS 8 4 –
GBS vs SLE – 4 8
GUI vs SLE 4 – 8
Total points 12 8 16
Women
GUI GBS SLE
GUI vs GBS 8 4 –
GBS vs SLE – 4 8
GUI vs SLE 7 – 5
Total points 12 8 13
Final Ranking
Men
Ranking Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
2. Guinea Conakry Guinea Conakry
3. Guinea Bissau
Women
Ranking Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1. Guinea Conakry Guinea Conakry
2. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
3. Guinea Bissau
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