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Table tennis
7 storiesJapan Strikes Gold in Mixed Doubles as First Table Tennis Medals Awarded at Dakar 2026
History has its first Olympic table tennis champions on African soil. Japan’s Ryuusei Kawakami and Miku Matsushima are t…
Dakar 2026: Senegal Open Historic Day as Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals Take Shape
Some moments are bigger than the scoreline. When Amador Ferrer and Marieme Diallo walked out at the Dakar Expo Centre on…
Everything You Need to Know: Table Tennis Makes Olympic History in Africa at Dakar 2026
Today, table tennis writes a new chapter in its story. The Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 get under way in Senegal, the …
Road to Dakar: Taking Africa’s Brightest Young Talents to the World
Few players capture Africa’s youth pathway quite like Joseph Sebatindira. In 2025, the Ugandan was crowned champion of t…
Road to Dakar: Africa’s Officials Step Up on Home Soil
When the table tennis competition gets under way in Dakar on Saturday, five young African umpires will take their places…
Road to Dakar: Equipping African Table Tennis for the Games and Beyond
Every rally at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 will be played on equipment secured by ITTF through its Brand Partners…
Road to Dakar: ITTF’s Work Across Africa
On 31 October, Dakar will open the Youth Olympic Games, and Africa will host an Olympic event for the first time. For th…