News – Page 25 – British Para Table Tennis

Five British athletes still battling for Paralympic qualification

After some great performances on day two of the World Qualification Tournament in Lasko, Slovenia five British athletes are still in with a chance of securing qualification for the Paralympic Games. Sue Gilroy (women’s class 4), Fliss Pickard (women’s class...

All to play for after day one of Paralympic World Qualification Tournament

At the end of day one of the World Qualification Tournament in Lasko, Slovenia all seven British athletes are still in with a chance of securing qualification for the Paralympic Games. Billy Shilton (men’s class 8) has secured his place...

UK to bid for 2023 European Para Table Tennis Championships

British Para Table Tennis has received approval from UK Sport, the UK government’s agency for major sporting events, to receive funding to bid for and, if successful, host the 2023 ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships. The announcement follows a...

Seven British athletes bidding for ticket to Tokyo in final Paralympic qualification tournament

Two-time Paralympian Kim Daybell, who has spent most of the past 15 months working as a doctor on the NHS frontline against the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of seven British Para table tennis players who will be hoping to secure...

Vacancy for Player Representative

A vacancy exists for Player Representative on the Competitions Committee for the period up to BPTT National Championships 2023.This follows the Board's agreement that Dan Bullen should become an Appointed Member of the Competitions Committee having previously been a Player...

Daybell proving to be an inspiration

Kim Daybell has received further recognition for his work as a doctor on the NHS frontline in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic with a nomination for a Pride of Table Tennis National Award. The 28-year-old two time Paralympian put...

Daybell paves the way for BPTT alliance with new athlete mentoring programme

Kim Daybell, who put his table tennis career on hold last March to join the NHS fight against COVID-19, has taken on a role as a mentor with the True Athlete Project (TAP), a non-profit organisation formed of world-class athletes,...

2021 BPTT National Championships cancelled

Due to the uncertainty of the current situation in the UK (and globally), we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 BPTT Michael Hawkesworth National Championships. The health and safety of everyone involved is paramount to British Para...

Funding boost for British Para Table Tennis

After a year in which training programmes were suspended, competitions cancelled and the Tokyo Paralympic Games postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic British Para Table Tennis received a massive boost today with the news that its funding for the next...

Daybell wins SIA National Lottery Spirit of Sport award

Kim Daybell was today recognised for his contribution in the fight against COVID-19 when he was named as one of three winners of the prestigious National Lottery Spirit of Sport award at the 71st SJA British Sports Awards 2020, which...