Women and Girls

IWD event provides valuable insight and learning

As part of our commitment to achieving gender parity in table tennis, we celebrated International Women's Day on Friday March 8 by hosting a Women and Girls' event in Manchester.

March 12, 2024 | Jade Griffiths
Para table tennis

Bayley and Shackleton keep up their golden series

World No 1 Will Bayley, the ITTF Male Para Player of the Year in 2023, made a winning start to 2024 and continued his unbeaten run by taking gold in the men’s class 7 singles at the ITTF Astana Para Open in Kazakhstan.

March 2, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
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Women and Girls

Help us to #inspireinclusion amongst women and girls

As part of our commitment to achieving gender parity in table tennis we are hosting a series of events to mark International Women’s Day, including an online insight and learning session to support our understanding on how to better engage and support Women and girls in the sport. 

February 28, 2024 | Jack Ramful
Para table tennis

March tournaments key to Paralympic qualification for British Para table tennis

As Para table tennis enters its final month of qualification for the 2024 Paralympic Games British athletes will be travelling to Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain and Poland in March hoping to consolidate or improve their chances of competing in Paris later this summer.

February 27, 2024 | Keely Armitt
SHEPlays Talent ID Day
National

SHEplays Talent ID, could this be your chance?

A Girls’ National Talent Identification Day aims to identify young players with the potential to join the England Talent Pathway. Run by the England Performance team and coaches on the SHEcoaches programme, the event is for girls aged seven to 11 and is at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham on Saturday May 25.

February 26, 2024 | Jack Ramful
North East

Table tennis puts on a warm welcome for refugees in Halifax

Sanctuary and sport are coming together in Halifax, where table tennis sessions for refugees and asylum-seekers are thriving.

February 20, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Women and Girls

Birmingham 2022 legacy continues to inspire girls

Video: Almost 30 girls aged eight to 18 took part in a training session organised and funded as part of the legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

February 19, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Coaching

SHEcoaches cohort start their performance journey

The first cohort of the SHEcoaches initiative have started their journey towards becoming the next generation of female talent and performance coaches.

February 8, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Competitions

Iles doubles up at Cippenham Women & Girls 1*

With an entry exceeding expectations and nearly double that of last year’s inaugural tournament, the Cippenham Women & Girls’ 1* Open on Sunday proved an enormous success both for the club and for one if its star players.

January 30, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
Women and Girls

Guildford women & girls sessions a big success

An initiative in Surrey to encourage more women & girls into the sport has met with great success. 

January 30, 2024 | Alan Lane