Team Herald
MARGAO: Goa’s first-ever International Table Tennis Centre, Pinnacle Table Tennis Academy’, was inaugurated at the SAG Multipurpose hall, Fatorda, recently.
Digambar Kamat, MLA Margao and Vijai Sardessai, Fatorda MLA inaugurated the centre in the presence of VM Prabhudessai, Ex. SAG Executive Director, Vero Nunes, Goa TT Association President and Secretary Christopher Menezes.
The Pinnacle Table Tennis Academy is launched by South Goa Table Tennis Council (SGTTC) under the aegis of the Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA) and Sports Authority of Goa ( SAG ). The Pinnacle Table Tennis Acadamy is one of the most prominent TT training centres in India for professional training and high-performance zones. This is a unique opportunity for Goan talent that the TT ecosystem has to take full advantage of.
The sole aim of setting up this academy is for Goan players to get professional training and to produce more Goan champs at the national and international levels. The association is buoyed by the performance of the Goan players who have won medals at international and national events and have represented India.
There will be an exchange programme between the academies with the top India players of the Delhi Acadamy playing in Goa and our academy players playing in Pinnacle Academy in Delhi.
There will be coaching in 3 coaching categories starter, intermediate and advanced with sessions in the morning and evening with more stress on physical fitness handled by an experienced physio, a member of the Pinnacle team from Delhi.
