The pre-national table tennis groups began to prepare them in the SEF

The summer preparation of the pre-national table tennis teams begins this year before the 15th of August, even in the first months of autumn two major events for our representative bands: the Balkan Championships of all the European Championships in the 3-7 championships.

There were a total of 22 athletes and athletes in the invitation to set up the pre-national men-women teams. Like every year, they are missing international from the first workouts, this was done this year with all the absentees being justified.

A noticeable difference over the “early” of previous years is air conditioning and the cool federal center. All four air conditioners worked, the internationals were the first to feel the temperature change and expressed their great satisfaction with this development.

At the start of the preparation, the Treasurer, Theophilos Tentekidis, attended the administration of the EFOEA, and wished the athletes “good start, good season with health”. His wishes for health and success was also given by the federal technician, Costas Vatsaklis and then said a few words about the first period of preparation.

The program will include daily workouts, only on the day of the Virgin Mary there will be a Repo. Christos Lamis will be responsible for continuing as a federal coach, as Vatsaklis moves on Wednesday with Gionis to the Europe Smash in Sweden.

17 -year -old Yiannis Koutras, one of the athletes who could not give the “present” to the first training session, is in the famous Osenhausen Sports Center. He is involved in a strong coaching camp with foreign athletes of the teenage and male class of August 10-17. At the same time, he has the opportunity to show the Germans in charge of the center signs of his talent.

The visit of the Hampus Sonderlund is also accepted this summer. The international Swedish, a teammate of Constantine Constantinopoulos in Record, will train with the Greek champions until 26/8.

PAPADIMITRIOU RISTER

In Vietian, Meanwhile, Lao’s WTT Feeder enters Wednesday on his third day, and Malamates Papadimitriou, after blocking the double mixed, continues her struggles in the simple and double women.

On the Simple board, the AEK athlete (No. 312 in the World Women’s Ranking) was drawn with Chiang Janel from Singapore. It should be noted in the double mixed. The 15 -year -old Asian is number 518 in women. The race takes place at 07:00 at the table 2. If Papadimitriou gets the victory he will meet Kong Chiz Lam, who has one of the many bye in the first round in the “32”. The Hong Kong athlete is number 16 in the tournament and 255 in the world.

In the women’s double, our left -handed champion works with Finnish Marina Doner. On the main board and the round of the ’16s’ will meet the Malaysian Lee Ying IM/Chang Lee Sian on Wednesday at 11:30.