‘I couldn’t ask for more’ – Bly Twomey is European champion at age of 15
It was a triumph for youth and experience for the British team yesterday at the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden with 15-year-old Bly Twomey winning her first major title in the women’s class 7 singles and Welshman Rob Davies winning his fifth European singles title in men’s class 1.
GB players firmly in medal hunt at European Para Championships
At the end of the second day of the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden 15 British players had progressed from their groups to the knockout stages of the singles.
Aaron McKibbin and Will Bayley win Elite gold in the USA
Gold for Will Bayley in men’s class 7 and Aaron McKibbin in men’s class 8 were the highlights of 10 singles medals won by the British Para Table Tennis team at the ITTF World Para Elite Spokane in Washington state, USA.
Gold stars Bly Twomey and Billy Shilton top Poland podium
Billy Shilton and 14-year-old Bly Twomey won gold in the men’s class 8 and women’s class 7-8 singles respectively at the ITTF World Para Challenger Wladyslawowo in Poland
Tom Matthews & Megan Shackleton relish being back in front of a crowd
‘Best friends’ Tom Matthews and Megan Shackleton have already had an individual Paralympics podium moment – now they are aiming to repeat the experience in front of fans.
Will Bayley and Rob Davies head 11-strong GB contingent for Paralympics
Paralympic gold medallists Will Bayley and Rob Davies are included in a team of 11 athletes that will represent ParalympicsGB in the table tennis events at Paris 2024.
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.
McKibbin & Stacey take gold in ‘battle of Britain’
On the final day of the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko, Aaron McKibbin & Joshua Stacey won gold and Ashley Facey & Ross Wilson took silver after an all-GB final in the men’s class 18 doubles.
Will Bayley and Bly Twomey strike gold in Slovenia!
World No 1 Will Bayley and 14-year-old Bly Twomey won golds at the ITTF Slovenia Para Open in Lasko today, and there was silver for Tom Matthews and bronze for Martin Perry and Billy Shilton.
At least three more medals on the way for Para GB in Sheffield
After the first day of the doubles events at the ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield the British team is assured of at least three medals when the tournament concludes today.
