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Africa and the Arab world, led by Egypt, will be the next hotbed of table tennis. A bold statement, but one Omar Assar believes in.
The men's world number 22 has seen first-hand what he believes is an upcoming generation of incredibly promising youngsters in his country, ready to follow

Singles - Round of 32, 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, 20 May - 28 May 2023, ICC Durban, Durban, South Africa

Omar Assar - Singles - Round of 32, 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals

Omar Assar: Egypt can become the next table tennis powerhouse

Ask anyone who knows about men's table tennis in Africa and two names will come to the fore: Quadri Aruna of Nigeria and Omar Assar of Egypt.
The pair happen to be the current top two African men's singles players, and also the only men from the continent to have

Omar Assar with Quadri Aruna - WTT

International Friendship Day 2023: Omar Assar and Quadri Aruna, the friends "like Federer and Nadal" driving African table tennis to the next level

Dina Meshref could be a natural-born champion.
The Egyptian was meant to play table tennis, as all her family members played the game.
Her parents were national champions and it was only natural that as soon as she could hold a racket, she found herself in a court practising.
Her

Egypt's Dina Meshref.

Dina Meshref, Africa’s table tennis sensation: “I can still do more”

The year 2015 was a good one for Nigerian table tennis.
The West African nation boasted top talent in the shape of Quadri Aruna, Segun Toriola, Olufunke Oshonaike \- all taking their games to a new level.
There was also a teenage phenom by the name of Olajide Omotayo, who

Olajide Omotayo

The African Games champion ought back from depression and has now qualified for Tokyo Olympics

The most exciting rallies and best points from the German Open 2016, featuring the top players from around the world.

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Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

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Quadri Aruna is back chasing table tennis history at the 2024 African Championships this week, where he could become the first man to win four singles titles.
“I will be very happy to win one more time in Ethiopia, but of course the level has improved a lot. This means

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Quadri Aruna chases history and 'more good moments' at 2024 Africa Championships in Addis Ababa.

Quadri Aruna chasing history at 2024 Africa Championships

It is continental championships season in table tennis, and from 12–19 October it will be the turn of the best in Africa to contest the title of African champion.
The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, plays host to the continent's top paddlers at the ITTF Africa Senior Championships 2024 across seven

Paris 2024 Olympics - Table Tennis - Mixed Doubles Round of 16 - South Paris Arena 4, Paris, France - July 27, 2024. Quadri Aruna of Nigeria in action during his round of 64 match against Eduard Ionescu of Romania. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Quadri Aruna at Paris 2024

African Table Tennis Championships: Preview and schedule

For International Friendship Day, Egyptian table tennis player Omar Assar speaks exclusively to Olympics.com about his "brotherhood" with Nigeria's Quadri Aruna, and his hopes for what they can do for African table tennis.

Omar Assar on friendship with Quadri Aruna: "It's a brotherhood"

Rising star Wang Chuqin felled Olympic giant Ma Long in their semi-final clash at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2023 in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday (27 May) and will face reigning champion Fan Zhendon in the final.
The 23-year-old Wang of the People's Republic of China will

Chen Meng

ITFF World Championships Finals 2023: Semi-finals featuring Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, and Chen Meng – Results

The People’s Republic of China’s Fan Zhendong took a step closer to defending his title after winning his quarterfinal clash at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2023 in Durban, South Africa on Friday (26 May).
Fan dispatched Africa’s remaining hope, Egypt’s Omar Assar, in straight sets 4-0 (11-7,

Singles - Quarterfinal at 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, 20 May - 28 May 2023, ICC Durban, Durban, South Africa

Fan Zhendong

Fan Zhendong powers into semi-final as Japan’s Hina Hayata makes history at ITTF World Championships Finals

Olympic champion Chen Meng found some resistance in her bid to claim the full collection of major global titles at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2023 in Durban, South Africa on Thursday (25 May).
In the men’s tournament, defending champion Fan Zhendong and world number two Wang Chuqin

Chen Meng one step closer to grand slam at ITTF World Championships Finals

Pre-tournament favourites from the People's Republic of China marched into the last-16 at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2023 in Durban, South Africa on Wednesday (24 May).
The Chinese paddlers, spearheaded by world number ones Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha, did not disappoint in the third round of

Singles - Round of 64 at 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, 20 May - 28 May 2023, ICC Durban, Durban, South Africa

MA Long

Table tennis stars Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Sun Yingsha march into last 16 at ITTF World Championships Finals as Möregårdh is knocked out

Two weeks after the European champions were crowned in table tennis, it's now the turn of the best in Africa to battle it out for the title of continental champion.
Africa's top players will descend on Algiers, Algeria, to crown champions in seven events at the ITTF Africa Senior Championships

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Quadri Aruna of Team Nigeria serves against Paul Drinkhall of Team England during the Table Tennis Men's Singles - Quarter-Final 1 match on day nine of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on August 06, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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Omar Assar: Egypt can become the next table tennis powerhouse

International Friendship Day 2023: Omar Assar and Quadri Aruna, the friends "like Federer and Nadal" driving African table tennis to the next level

Dina Meshref, Africa’s table tennis sensation: “I can still do more”

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