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Angola women's table tennis team displaying medals
Women in Sport
Nasraldeen MoustafaNasraldeen Moustafa
14 min read
Federação Angolana de Ténis de MesaIn partnership with Angola's table tennis federation

The Five: Angola's Women Carrying a Nation's Table Tennis on Their Shoulders

Five women in the entire country of Angola compete at the highest level in table tennis. Through shared training halls, thin budgets, and unshakeable determination, they are carrying their nation's women's program — and dreaming of the Olympics.

Women in Sport
Angola
Africa
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Yale Table Tennis Team at NCTTA Championships
Comeback Story
Nasraldeen MoustafaNasraldeen Moustafa
14 min read

Yale Table Tennis Was Dying. A Few People Decided It Wouldn't

Cyrus Cursetjee walked into Yale's gymnasium as a freshman and found two broken tables and three people. This is the story of how a few stubborn individuals rebuilt Yale's table tennis program from nothing to NCTTA Nationals.

Comeback Story
USA
College Sports
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