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Philippine Table Tennis Federation

Philippine Table Tennis Federation

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The Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Inc. (PTTFI) is the national governing body for table tennis in the Philippines. It is recognised by the Philippine Olympic Committee,[1] Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association, the Asia Table Tennis Union, and the International Table Tennis Federation.[2]

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History

The Table Tennis Association of the Philippines(TATAP)[3] was formed in 1951 as a governing body for table tennis in the Philippines. In 2016, the Philippines Olympic Committee(POC) defunct TATAP as member of the National Sports Association(NSA).[4] Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Inc.(PTTFI) replaced TATAP, which was later certified as a regular member of POC and the recognise by NSA as the sole governing body for table tennis.[5]

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Athletes

Olympics

Ian Lariba is the first Filipino table tennis player to compete at the Olympic Games.[6]

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Paralympics

Josephine Medina is the first Filipino table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics Game, 2012.[7] She also became the first Filipino table tennis player to earn a medal in Paralympics, 2016.[8]

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SEA Games

Richard Gonzales is a multiple medalist at the Southeast Asian Games in Table Tennis.

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References

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    "National Sports Associations - Regular Members".
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    "Ittf Directory". ittf.
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    "Olymips – Olympic Table Tennis Association". Archived from the original on 2015-08-14.
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    "Sports reform group formed". philstar. Bill Velasco.
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    "POC Certification".
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    "Rio 2016: Ian Lariba". Rappler. Naveen Ganglani. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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    "Against all odds". inquirer.net. Jasmine W. Payo. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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    "Josephine Medina wins the Philippines' first medal in Rio". paralympic.org. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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