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Prior to the Olympic Games in 2012, there is the first ever Youth Olympic Games to be staged in Singapore in August 2010 and the International Olympic Committee is dedicated to providing a legacy for youth.

A total of 20 players have now qualified to compete in the first ever Youth Olympic Games that will be staged in Singapore from Saturday 21st to Thursday 26th August 2010.

Following the publication of the 2009 end of year Under 15 Boys’ and Under 15 Girls’ Rankings by the International Table Tennis Federation the following players have gained a place in Singapore.

Boys: Hung Tzu-Hsiang (Chinese Taipei), Kim Dong Hyun (Korea), Chiu Chung Hei (Hong Kong) and Philipp Kuimov (Russia).

Girls: Gu Yuting (China), Petrissa Solja (Germany), Yana Noskova (Russia) and Isabelle Siyun Li (Singapore).

The criteria is that the top four players on the Under 15 Rankings on 31st December 2009 qualify unless they had already qualified by other means and on the provisos that they were born in 1994 or 1995 and only one player per National Olympic Committee is eligible.

In all situations regarding the players who have qualified, National Olympic Committee equates to country.

Already qualified as a result of gaining a semi-final place in the Boys’ and Girls’ Singles events at the ITTF Cadet Challenge in 2009 were as follows:

Boys: Yin Hang (China), Koki Niwa (Japan), Simon Gauzy (France), Hampus Soderlund (Sweden)

Girls: Yang Ha Eun (Korea), Ayuka Tanioka (Japan), Bernadette Szocs (Romania), Suthasini Sawettabut (Thailand)

Meanwhile, by virtue of the African Qualification Tournament in 2009, four players had already qualified.

Boys: Omar Bedair (Egypt), Ojo Onaolapo (Nigeria).

Girls: Dina Meshref (Egypt), Islem Laid (Algeria).

The names of the qualified players will be officially communicated by the Department of Operations and Olympic Games.

(Source from ITTF News)

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In August 2010, the Olympic movement enters a new era with the staging of the first ever Youth Olympic Games.

The event involving a total of 26 sports will be held in Singapore from Saturday 14th to Thursday 26th August, with the table tennis events being staged in the latter part of the programme.

Table tennis will be held from Saturday 21st August to Thursday 26th August.

Undoubtedly the event is a major landmark in the OIympic movement.

Target Group
Therefore the International Table Tennis Federation is proud to announce a new and exciting educational project targeting young umpires eager for international recognition.

Click here for full details and call for nominations.
The online subscription form to nominate a young umpire is on www.ittf.com/youth/YUP.

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Emilien Vanrossomme (Belgium) and Britt Eerland (Netherland), both 15 years old and both players who celebrate their 16th birthday later this month, won the Boys’ and Girls’ Singles titles at Youth Olympic Games Qualification tournament in Manama, Bahrain’s principal city, on Sunday 7th February 2010. Both will play in the Youth Olympic Games table tennis events to be staged in Singapore in August 2010.

Both occupied the no.1 seeded position in the draw and both confirmed that exalted status by finishing on the top step of the medal podium. Emilien Vanrossomme was tested and great mental resolve was needed to secure the prized ticket to Singapore. At the quarter-final stage he beat Tanapol Santiwattanatarm(Thailand) in a close seven games duel before overcoming Florian Wagner (Germany) in five games at the penultimate stage to book a final showdown against Leonardo Mutti (Italy).

(Note : Source from ITTF News)

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The city of Novara in Italy will host the European Continental qualification event for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Four boys and four girls will get qualified from this tournament.

Valencia will be the host city for the very last qualification event for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

The final opportunity for a berth in the Youth Olympic Games will take place immediately following the conclusion of the Venezuela Junior Open; Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April 2010 will be the dates.

(Note : Source from ITTF News)