Sri Lanka table tennis marks 75th anniversary Championships-BY ERIC MOTHA Source:Sundayobserver Pesi Pestonjee chronicled an article captioned “50 years of TT” in 1996 and rightly referred to himself as probably the last of the old brigade which has slid into history. The former national Champion and administrator is no more and the mantle of penning this brief article has been referred to me. Table Tennis in Ceylon started in the 1930s when the YMCA was the cradle where the sport made its debut and the winner of the YMCA Championship was crowned as the Ceylon Champion. F. Rustomjee was the first to annex the Championship. ...
Jul 17, 2022
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