Olympics & Paralympics

Brighton ‘invasion’ of Paris will boost Will Bayley and Bly Twomey at Paralympics

Paris 2024 is almost a home Games for athletes representing Team GB and Paralympics GB – and no more so than for Will Bayley and Bly Twomey, who will have a travelling army of supporters from Brighton TTC cheering them on this summer.

GB performance

Three British pairs win gold at Czech Para Open

There were plenty of positives for the British Para table tennis team to take into the Paralympic Games in Paris after taking three gold medals in the doubles events on the final day of the ITTF Czech Para Open in Ostrava.

June 23, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Josh, Fliss and Bly on golden form ahead of Paris

With the Paralympic Games just over two months away Joshua Stacey (men’s class 9), Fliss Pickard (women’s class 6) and 14-year-old Bly Twomey (women’s class 7) all took gold in their respective singles events at the ITTF Czech Para Open in Ostrava today.

June 21, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Bayley leads para squad for pre-Games tune-up

World and European champion Will Bayley is included in a squad of 13 athletes for this week’s ITTF Czech Para Open in Ostrava (June 20-22) which will be the final tournament for the British Para Table Tennis team before the Paralympic Games later this summer.

June 18, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Three medals but no golden ticket to Paris

Three bronze medals were taken but the ultimate prize of automatic qualification for Paris eluded the British athletes on the final day of the Paralympic World Qualification Tournament in Thailand.

May 25, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Trio stay in hunt for Paralympic place

Chris Ryan (men’s class 2), Jack Hunter-Spivey (men’s class 5) and Megan Shackleton (women’s class 4) are all still in contention for a place in the Paralympic tournament in Paris going into the final day of the Paralympic World Qualification Tournament in Pattaya, Thailand.

May 24, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Seven aim to grasp last chance to qualify for Paralympics

Tokyo medallists Jack Hunter-Spivey, Tom Matthews, Megan Shackleton and Ross Wilson are included in a squad of seven British Para table tennis athletes hoping to secure their ticket to Paris in the Paralympic World Qualification Tournament this week

May 21, 2024 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Brilliant Hursey books place at Paris Olympics!

Anna Hursey has become the first Welsh table tennis player to qualify for the Olympic Games - and the first GB player to book a place in Paris.

May 18, 2024 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

Big day in Olympic Qualifying event

Day 3 of the Olympic Qualifying event in Sarajevo saw a mixed bag of results for GB's athletes.

May 17, 2024 | Table Tennis England
Featured

Magnificent three unbeaten to progress to Olympic Qualifying knockout stage

Paul Drinkhall, Tin-Tin Ho and Anna Hursey all passed through Stage 1 of Olympic Qualifying with flying colours without dropping a single match.

May 16, 2024 | Tim McGovern
Team England

UKAD Clean Sport Week: Journey to the Podium 

Table Tennis England is proud to reaffirm our commitment to clean sport by supporting UK Anti-Doping’s national awareness week, which champions clean sport, education, and anti-doping initiatives across the UK. 

May 15, 2024 | Jared Robinson