Sadi Ismailov seizes bronze in table tennis, a Russian surprise at Palatrincone

“The Universiade is an opportunity to represent your Country or your city, and also to fight for them, in a way”. National pride grows even more, then, when you reach the final stages of a sport ruled entirely by China in the current edition of the Universiade: table tennis. The sole European among a multitude […]

Women’s team table tennis: another gold medal for China

“We did not expect this result.” This is how the Chinese table tennis team commented their victory, achieved with a score of 3-1 against Japan. They trained constantly, with sessions lasting several hours a day; managing study and sport was quite difficult. Mutual understanding and team cohesion have been two essential factors in their victory.