Kandy the home for the South Asian Youth Championships Supported by the Swaythling Club International, the Sri Lankan Table Tennis Association will host the South Asian Youth Championships in Kandy from Sunday 26th to Wednesday 29th May. It is anticipated than 125 players will compete. Read: Daily News – Friday 24th May 2024
Month: May 2024
Dina Meshref wins ITTF Africa Cup
All smiles from Dina Meshref Egypt’s Dina Meshref, a member of the Swaythling Club International, won the women’s singles title at the ITTF- Africa Cup in Kigali, Rwanda on Tuesday 14th May. The win means that in the history of the competition, the women’s event being first staged in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1997, she is head and shoulders above all others. Commencing in 2011 in Rabat, Morocco, she has now secured the title on an unprecedented nine occasions! No other players have won more than twice, her nearest rivals are Congo Brazzaville’s Han Xing in 2009 and 2013, more recently Egyptian colleague, Hana Goda in 2022 and 2023. Furthermore, it is the 10th time a member of Dina’s family has won the title,