Alvalade athlete wins first ITTADS World Championships

João Soldado finished first in the singles event at the ITTADS Table Tennis World Championships this week, being held in the South African city of Bloemfontein.

The Alvalade athlete beat the French competitor Alexandre Sol 3-2 in the final, after coming back from 0-2 behind. Soldado stormed to the final with a semi-final win over Jean Bachevillier, after earlier getting the better of Cerci Courrilaud Carlo Cemmers and Alberto Mondino.