Mercantile Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka: 65 Years on-By Eric Motha Source:Island Founder member and former president of Mercantile Table Tennis Association The Inter Club Championships of the Mercantile Table Tennis Association (MTTA) were successfully conducted in September as a prelude to the Open Championships scheduled for November 2022. The MTTA has grown in stature and popularity over the passage of time with an array of dedicated officials totally committed to continuing the saga that commenced in the mid 50’s with delegates from the Mercantile Sector and Commercial Banks. It behoves us to recall and remember Messrs. Robin L Rutnam, M. Balaji, AK Nesaratnam, NM Udeshi, Charlie Daniel, Noshir Lakdawalla, C. Paramananthan who guided the destinies of the Association during the formative years. The baton was then handed over to charismatic Chandrakant Mohanlal Vasa whose contribution was unique in many aspects. He will always be remembered with respect and ...

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Buddhika Dikkumbura a top class table tennis player and coach-by Upananda Jayasundera Buddhika Rajitha Dikkumbura – Veteran Table Tennis coach. (pic. by Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy sports Spl.Corr Source:Dailynews 44 year old Buddhika Rajitha Dikkumbura, an old boy of Vidyartha College,Kandy is a leading Table Tennis coach in the country at present but he says that the children who are interested in the game are not in a position to continue with the practices at the moment as the parents are more interested in their studies than in sports. This is the situation in most areas in the country and the relevant authorities do not encourage them to improve TT among the children who are talented as it is essential to train them through-out the year to get them to be Champions in Table Tennis for them to participate at SAF games, Asian Games and Commonwealth games which is discouraging for the ...

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