Celebrated on Tuesday April 6, World Table Tennis Day (WTTD), has come and gone but, most importantly, this year’s theme, promoting female participation in all areas of the sport, is having a significant effect.
2020 was particular in many ways. As Covid-19 been declared as a pandemic, ITTF Foundations and our partners worked side by side with the Table Tennis community to overcome the obstacles that keep those in need from getting help. By the end of 2020, the mid-term mark of the ITTF Foundation’s 2019-2021 strategic plan, 70 percent of the targets set out were already achieved.
The changemaker series are a set of interviews that look to move the spotlight from the usual “project impact and outcomes” of our regular work. This is an opportunity to illustrate the humans behind the projects – those who choose to go above and beyond. We hope it will inspire others to do the same and serve as testimony that however big or small your dream, it is possible to bring positive social change to your community. These are the everyday heroes in the Dream Building Fund Programme.
Thanks to our dedicated organisers and Promoters, World Table Tennis Day 2021 (WTTD) ended in a high note. With FEMpowerment being the centre message this year, the Table Tennis community worldwide celebrated gender equality and inclusiveness with inspiring events on April 6th.
Now 50 years ago to the day, on Saturday 10th April 1971, following the conclusion of the World Championships in Nagoya, the United States team and accompanying journalists arrived in Beijing, the first American delegation to visit the city since 1949.
After counting down the days until 6 April, World Table Tennis Day finally came around and the table tennis community all over the world celebrated the passion for the sport while making their events universal, popular and inclusive.
