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Europe
Stalo Ritulio Istorija Lietuvoje Article by Paulius Kestauskas, Vilnius, Lithuania Introduction This is a story about my home country Lithuania and the sport of table hockey. I will introduce you to our location in Europe, and provide some facts about our population, language, economy, governing membership and, of course, sports! Then I will introduce you […]
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Soviet Era to Modern Ukraine, Article by Yana Savchuk, Chevrnsti, Ukraine “Foreword” by Gregory Scoma The game of table hockey has existed for more than ninety years in various parts of the world. In Ukraine, table hockey was not well-known, not widely-available or popular. That is, until a single event triggered table hockey becoming known […]
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Ukrainian Journalist Joins WTHA’s Worldwide Staff!
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A wonderful short story about the history of table hockey in Russia that quickly carries the reader from 1957 to today. The role of Soviet Union’s Bandy (field hockey) team and Yury Gagarin, the world’s first cosmonaut, played in giving rise to the popularity of table hockey. When Russia first entered international tournaments, subsequent achievements, and mention of inventors, cartoonists, fiction writers — all contributed to the rise and popularity of table hockey in Russia today.
Mariia, also hand-picked from the WTHA’s Shop, autographed hockey jerseys from famous Russian ice hockey players that you can buy!
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Mariia Maksimova – Journalist and Creative Writer, a Member of WTHA’s Communications Team World Table Hockey Association Samara, Russia Mariia Maksimova, Samara, Russia Mariia Maksimova is a creative writer, journalist and an active member of the World Table Hockey Association’s Communications team. She is the youngest of our writers and publishers, but still very […]
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Paulius Kestauskas, Journalist World Table Hockey Association (WTHA) Vilnius, Lithuania Paulius Kestauskas is a staff journalist from Lithuania for the World Table Hockey Association, (International) Inc. You might be interested to learn that “World Table Hockey Association” translates in Lithuanian to “Pasaulio Stalo Ledo Ritulio Asociacija” where “Hockey” translates to “Ledo […]
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Jessica Davskog, Journalist World Table Hockey Association Strängnäs, Sweden JESSICA DAVSKOG is a staff journalist of the World Table Hockey Association (International), Sweden. Born and raised in the small town of Strängnäs in Sweden, close to a large lake and even larger woods—outdoors has always been a part of Davskog’s life. She […]
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Achieving Milestones and Skating Toward Goals – WTHA’s Pace Remains Brisk! FEBRUARY 8, 2019 – WASHINGTON, D.C. The World Table Hockey Association (WTHA) has news about new staff and events to publicize in the coming days. The news is good news for the entire table hockey ecosystem. An overview of Table Hockey’s ecosystem and work to […]
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Photo Credit: HockeyGods. Maxim Borisov, photo from European Table Hockey Championships in 2014. Russia’s Maxim Borisov is European ITHF Champion for the 3rd time Eskilstuna, Sweden — Tuesday, June 19, 2018 The International Table Hockey Federation (ITHF) reports, Maxim Borisov of Russia defeated defending champion Edgars Caics of Latvia in the 2018 European Championship final to […]
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We are happy to pass along news that the International Table Hockey Federation (ITHF) announced its calendar of table hockey tournaments for the upcoming season, 2018-19. For those of you who may not know, the ITHF only uses STIGA company’s table hockey games as stated in its constitution, “Table hockey as taken by the ITHF means […]
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