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Paralympic legend Neil Robinson still making a difference

While four of the British Para table tennis players representing ParalympicsGB in Tokyo are about to take part in their very first Paralympic Games, coach Neil Robinson is experiencing his tenth – a remarkable achievement and one that he admits...

Reflections on 2020

This time last year the team was looking ahead to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo but looking back now on 2020 it has been a very different year to the one that everyone expected. While life was anything but ‘normal’...

Gardening leave helps Davies to refocus on Tokyo

As Wales emerges from its second lockdown in the continuing battle against COVID-19, Paralympic champion Rob Davies is once again focused on the defence of his title in Tokyo next summer, although the 36 year old from Brecon admits that...

British Para Table Tennis name change is official

British Table Tennis Association for the Disabled Limited trading as British Para Table Tennis has officially changed its name to British Para Table Tennis Limited. The motion was put forward by the Board at the Annual General Meeting which took...

British Para Table Tennis 2020 Awards - Winners

British Para Table Tennis is pleased to announce the following awards following a nomination process leading to decisions by a panel. These Awards were noted at the recent BPTT AGM and will be presented as soon as circumstances allow. BPTT has introduced these awards in order...

Future is bright for BPTT

Six weeks after the launch of BPTT Future Stars, the new online recruitment initiative to find new players who have the potential to become future Paralympians, Pathway manager Shaun Marples has been delighted with the response. “We have had 21...

Bayley driven to be the best he can be

Will Bayley standing triumphantly on the table with his arms aloft was one of the most iconic images from the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 but four years later it is not that moment Bayley thinks about when he looks...

Wetherill living in the moment and learning from the past

Without the intervention of the COVID-19 pandemic David Wetherill would have been preparing to compete in his fourth Paralympic Games later this month but paradoxically the months of lockdown have left the class 6 World number four in his best...

Enthusiasm the key to Shilton’s success

Among the first cluster of players to return to the training hall in Sheffield this week was Billy Shilton and, although the 21 year old has enjoyed spending time with his family during lockdown at home in Gloucestershire, he was...