‘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.
European Para Championships: British Squad announced
A team of 17 British athletes including reigning men’s class 7 world and European champion Will Bayley, men’s class 8 world No 1 Aaron McKibbin... Continue reading
Obituary: Para sport pioneer Philip Lewis MBE
British Para Table Tennis is mourning the loss of its President Philip Lewis MBE who has died at the age of 87.
Will Bayley completes golden sweep among nine doubles medals for Para GB
The British Para Table Tennis team finished on a high by taking nine medals in the doubles events at the ITTF World Para Elite Spokane in Washington state, USA.
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.
Will Bayley has to dig deep to strike gold in Washington
World No 1 Will Bayley won his third consecutive singles gold medal when winning the men’s class 7 singles at the ITTF World Para Future Spokane tournament in Washington state, USA.
Shae Thakker takes silver in Astana as Page and Pickard also get on podium
Shae Thakker took silver in the men’s class 10 singles at the ITTF World Para Challenger Astana tournament in Kazakhstan and there were also bronze medals for Plymouth teenager Bailey Page in men’s class 7 and Fliss Pickard in women’s class 6.
Megan Shackleton and Joshua Stacey the big winners at para Nationals
Megan Shackleton and Joshua Stacey took the Wheelchair Open and Standing Open titles respectively at this year’s Michael Hawkesworth National Championships.
Bronzes for Max, Bailey and Dan on GB youth duty
British Para Table Tennis Pathway athletes Max Flint (men’s class 10), Bailey Page (men’s class 7) and Dan Thomson (men’s class 6) all took bronze in their respective singles at the European Para Youth Games in Istanbul, Turkey - and Page & Thomson added doubles bronze.
