Welcome to World Table Tennis Day 2022

REWATCH: 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals

Round of 16

GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan/BATRA Manika v JHA Kanak/WANG Manyu

Tahiti - Happiness Through Diversity

Table tennis webinar: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Smashing Teen Rivalry in Nabua, Fiji

REWATCH: 2011 Qatar Peace & Sport Cup

China/Qatar v Korea Republic/DPR Korea

REWATCH: Unified Korea 2018 World Championships, Halmstad, Sweden

JEON Jihee / YANG Haeun v SUH Hyowon / KIM Song I

Pilates for Table Tennis with Rachael Milligan

Rachael Milligan

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Rachael Milligan

Panel Discussion: Reunite for Peace - 2011 Qatar Peace & Sport Cup

RYU Seung-Min

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RYU Seung-Min

Player in Qatar Peace & Sport Cup 2011, member of the IOC Athletes Commission, ITTF Foundation Ambassador. 

Wilfried Lemke

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Wilfried Lemke

Currently serves as United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke is responsible for heading the efforts of the UN system in promoting understanding and support for sport as an instrument for development and peace as well as encouraging dialogue, collaboration and partnership.

Joel Bouzou

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Joel Bouzou

President and Founder of Peace and Sport, host of Qatar Peace & Sport Cup 2011.

Khalil Al-Mohannadi

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Khalil Al-Mohannadi

Deputy President of the ITTF, President of the Asian Table Tennis Union.

Moderator: HRH Princess Zeina RASHID of Jordan

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Moderator: HRH Princess Zeina RASHID of Jordan

On the 40th anniversary of the Ping Pong Diplomacy, table tennis has once again made history in Qatar Peace & Sport Cup 2011. By playing together as doubles teams, the athletes have paved the way to ease political tensions, unite nations and promote peace.

Such historical events should be remembered and celebrated, and who would be better to pass down the stories than those who participated? In this get-together, the table tennis community would love to hear your thoughts about Qatar Peace & Sport Cup, and what it was like to be a part of a new Ping Pong Diplomacy legacy. 

Table Tennis Brings Yemen Together

Expert Talk: Including Everyone – Dealing With Bias and Discrimination in Daily Lives

Lisa Bendiek

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Lisa Bendiek

Lisa Bendiek is involved with anti-discrimination work as a political educator, facilitator and author. She studied anthropology, psychology and gender studies in Hamburg, Halle (Saale) and Paris. At the moment, she is employed at Special Department Youth Service at the NGO Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V. (https://kulturbuero-sachsen.de/arbeitsbereiche/fachstelle-jugendhilfe/). Lisa’s current work focuses on strategies to implement anti-bias ideas in education and youth social work, argumentation coachings to counter right-wing populism, and public speaking coachings for FLINTA* (women, lesbians, inter-, non-binary, trans* and agender persons).

Peace is more than the absence of war. It's rooted in respectful interaction with one another which is derived from mutual understanding and acceptance.  

In our increasingly diverse world, individuals must educate themselves about unconscious bias and discrimination, and how this may manifest in their daily interactions with the people around them to prevent potential tension and conflicts. This webinar looks to increase participants’ awareness of exclusion and bias, and how they reflect in every area of our lives. The participants will also learn how to talk to others, including children, about race and diversity. 

Lebanon: Multicultural Table Tennis with Heart and Mind

Panel Discussion: Sport as a Tool to Prevent Conflict and Build Peace

Dr. J Simon Rofe

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Dr. J Simon Rofe

Reader in Diplomatic and International Studies in the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, at SOAS University of London.

Dr. Lars Bo Kaspersen

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Dr. Lars Bo Kaspersen

Center for Civil Society Studies, Professor and PhD in the Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, at Copenhagen Business School.

Connie Sweeris

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Connie Sweeris

Former USA table tennis team member in 1971.

Petra Sörling

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Petra Sörling

ITTF President.

This year on World Table Tennis Day, the ITTF Foundation would like to draw attention to the power of sport in peace-making. 

Not all conflict is national in scale. Many communities face more localized tensions and conflicts arising between different political ideologies, ethno-cultural groups, long-time residents and immigrants. While these may, or may not, involve into violence, they tear apart communities, foster distrust, and potentially jeopardise the collaboration needed to advance development initiatives. 

The table tennis community would like to hear your thoughts, on how sport can help to build friendship, create dialogues, and make peace.

Expert Talk: Refugee & Trauma- Understand and Support Resilience

Corinna Klinger

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Corinna Klinger

Expert in psychosocial training for both refugees and host communities. Her organisation Mosaik Leipzig e.V. is based in Leipzig, Germany and is the leading organisation in migration counselling and transcultural dialogues.

Heleena Kakar

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Heleena Kakar

President of the Afghanistan Table Tennis Federation, who fled Afghanistan in 2021 and is currently in the U.S. 

It is only human nature to fear the unknown and unfamiliar. People migrate every day in our increasingly diverse world and fleeing from one's homeland is, unfortunately, one of the most unsettling reasons behind the migration.

In this session, the participants will hear the true story of a refugee. Heleena Kakar, President of the Afghanistan Table Tennis Federation, who fled Afghanistan in 2021 will share with the audience the challenges and obstacles she faces before, during and after her journey from Afghanistan to the U.S. While Corinna Klinger, an expert in psychosocial training for refugees and host communities will share her point of few on how one can support the refugees and create a more inclusive, welcoming society for migrants.  

Two Countries and One Table: North Macedonia and Kosovo

Teenage Spirit: Table Tennis and Cultural Coexistence

Meet & Greet: Houston 2021 - Table Tennis and Friends

LIN Gaoyuan

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LIN Gaoyuan

Kanak Jha

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Kanak Jha

WANG Manyu

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WANG Manyu

Many of us know Ping Pong Diplomacy as the USA-China table tennis exchange in 1971 and 1972. Table tennis has since then become one of the very first sports to have a direct impact on diplomatic affairs, breaking the ice between nations, creating dialogues and making peace.  

All this was 50 years ago. A new history has been made in Houston. Lin Gaoyuan, Lily Zhang, Wang Manyu and Kanak Jha joined forces at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals in the Mixed Doubles. 

Join this live session and find out what it was like for the players to play together. 

Pilates for Table Tennis with Rachael Milligan

Rachael Milligan

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Rachael Milligan

Anti-conflict in Calabar, Nigeria with Offiong Edem

REWATCH: 2011 Qatar Peace & Sport Cup

USA/Russia v Korea Republic/DPR Korea

Meet & Greet: Around the World with Adam Bobrow

Adam Bobrow

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Adam Bobrow

Adam is the founder of USC's table tennis club, The Ping Pong Posse (P-Cubed) and was sponsored to compete in the US Collegiate Nationals. Adam still goes to The Ping Pong Posse to practice with USC's team and club members and is competing in USATT tournaments year round. He has since been sponsored to compete and entertain with table tennis around the world including Japan, Vietnam, The Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and more. 

USA - No to Racism, Yes to Table Tennis

Resolving Conflicts with Table Tennis with FUDELA

REWATCH: 2021 World Championships

Semifinals

HARIMOTO Tomokazu/HAYATA Hina v LIN Gaoyuan/ZHANG Lily