The Seychelles Table Tennis Association (STTA) chairman also revealed that they are re-organising the format of their competitions especially the popular Monthly Challenge for the three divisions as they now want to organise it every fortnight and during the week to ensure more competitions to make up for the three months that the players have been out of action due to the suspension of all sports activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic locally and across the globe. Mr Remie added that as a result of health precautions, they envisage to have a maximum of 12 players per session in the gym at Roche Caïman which therefore necessitates a new schedule for the different age groups with different training times which they have organised and will come into effect once the gym reopens next week. Our competition is scheduled to serve off next month,” chairman Remie explained to Sports NATION. “We have had to relook at our calendar and the executive committee met last week to plan for the rest of the year and we hope to organise our annual general meeting soon as we hope to begin training on Monday at the Omnisports Gym, Roche Caïman under strict guidelines to ensure social distancing is maintained at all times in this new normal period. In fact, the table tennis season had served off in early March as they had a busy calendar for this year where they had managed to organise their curtain-raiser competition which was won by their two top local players, namely Godfrey Sultan and Anniessa Benstrong. Long-serving chairman of the Seychelles Table Tennis Association Francis Remie has told Sports NATION that their aim is to promote this sport as a safe leisure sport in this post COVID-19 era.Ĭhairman Remie said that they are preparing to return to training next week as they target getting back to competition in the near future after having discussed with his executive committee their plan for the remainder of the season. More young children are being encouraged to join table tennis ‘We want to promote table tennis as a safe sport’

Sport Interview with Seychelles Table Tenis Association chairman Francis Remie |04 June 2020

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