Calderon In Caracas For Table Tennis Camp

Saint Lucia’s 2023 Junior Sportsman of the Year, 19-year-old De Andre Calderon, is in Caracas, Venezuela, for an exclusive six-day table tennis training camp. The Corinth native is one of just 20 athletes from across the Americas invited to participate. The China in America continental camp is being hosted by the Venezuelan Table Tennis Federation, with the support of ITTF Americas and the China Table Tennis Association.  Aimed at enhancing efforts for the development of table tennis on the continent and promoting cultural exchange opportunities, this camp is directed towards U19 players from across the continent. The first five days of the camp comprise training with Chinese players and Chinese coaches. Calderon and his fellow players will be exposed to new training methods, especially on table drills, and refinement of technique, including understanding variation in spin and methods of spinning both on serve and topspin. The final day, Friday, November 15 will be an U19 singles competition at the Elizabeth Popper and Francisco Lopez Table Tennis Gymnasium in Plaza Los Liceos, Caracas. Calderon, the reigning Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) men’s champion, also represented Saint Lucia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, picking up one win. More recently, he won...