ETTU Concludes Two Eurotalents Camps in August Fostering Europe’s Young Talent in Latvia and France

August 28, 2024
9:12 am
Development

ETTU recently wrapped up two Eurotalents Camps in August 2024: a Selection camp held in Riga Latvia and a Eurotalents camp in Strasbourg France. These camps part of ETTU’s initiative to identify and cultivate young table tennis talent across Europe offered promising players the opportunity for advanced training and for the best evaluated the chance to be part of further programs.

Riga Camp Summary (August 3-10 2024)

The Riga camp was dedicated to selecting players for the Eurotalents program and identifying candidates for the ITTF Hopes program. Under the guidance of coaches Silvia Asis de Souza Erdelj and Vallot Vainula assistant coaches Kirils Jahontovs and Viktors Tolkacevs and physical coach Tatiana Garnova the participants underwent a comprehensive training program. The program included physical conditioning table exercises and mixed training sessions where boys and girls trained together.

“The camp was highly successful ” stated Coach Silvia. “The participants were highly engaged performed well in the competition and maintained an outstanding level of training throughout.”

The camp concluded with the selection of players for both the Eurotalents and ITTF Hopes programs:

Eurotalents – Girls: Armin Aydin (TUR) Izabell Ivanics (HUN) Aybige Fedride Ustundag (TUR) Khadija Babazade (AZE)
Eurotalents – Boys: Motiejus Adamonis (LTU) Javier Galán (ESP) Aras Aydin (TUR) Ahmet Yigit Gulenler (TUR)
ITTF Hopes – Girls: Armin Aydin (TUR)
ITTF Hopes – Boys: Alexander Malov (ESP)

Strasbourg Camp Overview (August 15-22 2024)

The Strasbourg camp focused on the Eurotalents group which included players selected from previous years and those already part of the 2024 program. This camp was held at the CREPS facility in Strasbourg under the direction of Zvonimir Korenic and Guillaume Simonin assistant coach Nicolas Métaireau and physical coach Rémi Betelu.

The selected players from the Strasbourg camp for the ITTF Hopes program include:

Girls: Lisa Zhao (FRA) Albane Rochut (FRA)
Boys: Alexandru Pop (ROU) Stefan Bonchev (BUL)

Germany Ends Czechia’s Reign, Sets Up Under 15 Girls Final Against France

Top seeds in the Under 15 Girls Event at the European Youth Championships in Ostrava, Germany will face France in tomorrow’s final. Czechia and Italy were eliminated in the penultimate...

Portugal and Romania to Battle for Under 19 Boys Crown in Ostrava Final

The final of the Under 19 Boys Event at the European Youth Championships in Ostrava will feature a clash between Portugal and Romania tomorrow. Bronze medals go to Hungary and...

Italy and Türkiye to Clash for Under 15 Boys Title in Ostrava Final

In the match for the title in the Under 15 Boys Event at the European Youth Championships in Ostrava tomorrow, Italy will face Türkiye. In the semifinals, Germany and Poland...

France to Face Ukraine in Under 19 Girls Final

In the final of the Under 19 Girls Team Event tomorrow at the European Youth Championships, France will meet Ukraine. After today’s semifinal clashes, Portugal and Spain clinched bronze medals....