A special relationship

The joy on the faces of Fliss Pickard and Grace Williams when they beat the number one seeds from Germany, Stephanie Grebe and Juliane Wolf, to take gold in the women’s class 14 doubles at the World Championships last month...

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Daybell says ‘au revoir’ but not goodbye to table tennis

The old saying ‘virtue is its own reward’ could have been written with Kim Daybell in mind. The two-time Paralympian who has retired from table tennis to focus on his medical career made the ultimate sacrifice at the start of...

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Ashley Facey set for new sporting challenge

Two-time Paralympian Ashley Facey has put down his table tennis bat to pursue a new career in cycling. The 27-year-old Londoner has been a member of the British Para Table Tennis Team Performance Squad since 2009, representing his country in...

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All the world's a stage for Hunter-Spivey

Coming of age is a term associated with maturity and Tokyo bronze medallist Jack Hunter-Spivey acknowledges that 2021 was a pivotal year for him, both on and off the table. “I’ve got new confidence after winning a medal in Tokyo...

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Paul Lyall Obituary

Philip Lewis MBE, President of British Para Table Tennis has advised of the news that Paul Lyall sadly died on the 24th December 2021, aged 77. Paul was one of the British legends of the early years of the Paralympic...

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Wilson looking for work-life balance in defence of World and Commonwealth titles

When Ross Wilson fell to the ground after beating the Chinese Paralympic champion Zhao Shuai to win the men’s class 8 World singles title four years ago it was the realisation of a dream that had driven him since he...

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Liverpool FC teams up with Hunter-Spivey to celebrate International Day of Disability

To celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, Liverpool FC teamed up with Paralympic bronze medallist Jack Hunter-Spivey to host a fun training session with local youngsters. Under its Red Together programme, LFC’s employee disability network arranged...

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Pickard finds the key to success

Success in any walk of life depends on overcoming the obstacles along the way and as the American minister Henry Ward Beecher once said: “One’s best success comes after their greatest disappointments.” For Fliss Pickard, gold medals in the recent...

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George Monaghan

British Para Table Tennis have been advised by our President Philip Lewis MBE that George Monaghan sadly passed away at home on 22nd August 2021.George had his accident in 1960 becoming a paraplegic and for 61 years was a wheelchair...

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Pain of losing in Tokyo will motivate Stacey on the path to Paris

Tokyo 2020 may not have been the Paralympic debut that Joshua Stacey wanted but the young Welshman can still be very proud of his performance at these Games which has highlighted his huge potential. Having reached the quarter-finals of the...

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