The U-15 and U-19 Table Table Selections of Costa Rica yesterday began their participation in the Central American Table Tennis Championship, which is held in Guatemala City. The event is held from May 1 to 6 at the facilities of the Chinese Hall of the capital of Chapina, with the participation of eight countries.
More than half of the 15 members of the National Delegation had the opportunity to compete in the Central American Championship, recently held in Costa Rica, where they played more than six meetings that served as a fogueo.
The U-15 team is made up of Valentina Garro, Amanda Jiménez, Noemí Matarrita, Lucca Lobo, Nicolás Ovares, Luis Jiménez and Nicolás Espinoza. In the U-19 category, Lucía Zavaleta, María Paula Araya, Victoria Castro, Mariángel Garro, Alejandro Montoya, Sebastián Aviles, Alejandro Pereira and Andrés Vega stand out.
According to the coaches of the Costa Rican Table Tennis Federation (Fecoteme), Carlos Fallas and Johan Otárola, the Ticos Tenics traveled with an acceptable preparation, product of the planned work that has been developed since January 2025. The slogan is clear: fight for a place in the podium in the different categories.
Table tennis, also known as Ping-Pong, is a racket sport that is played between two players (individual) or two couples (double), in a rectangular table divided by a network. The goal is to hit a light plastic ball with a small palette or racket, so that it crosses the network and bounces on the opponent side, who must return it before touching the table for the second time.
It emerged in England at the end of the 19th century as a version of Hall of Tennis, and was professionalized until it became Olympic sport in Seoul 1988.
