Every sports organisation should therefore develop long-term athlete development programmes where fitness remains a priority and technical specialisation progresses gradually alongside it.

The Bangladesh youth table tennis team left the country on Monday for Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with hopes of delivering a strong performance in the upcoming South Asian Junior competition.

Zaiyan is the son of former national-level paddler Shamim Waheed.

As many as 309 paddlers, including 72 women, are set to compete in the eight-day competition.

Former national champion and coach Mostafa Billah said: “We could not secure such achievement in 53 years of the country’s history."

Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) has reversed its decision to postpone the President’s Cup Table Tennis tournament after players insisted on competing despite the non-functioning air-conditioning at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Paltan..Originally slated for May 15-

The National Junior Table Tennis Championships are set to be incorporated into the senior one as the 39th edition of the national event gets underway on Saturday at the Rifles Club in Chattogram, following a four-year gap.