The Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Inc. (PTTFI) is the national governing body for table tennis in the Philippines. It is recognised by the Philippine Olympic Committee,[1] Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association, the Asia Table Tennis Union, and the International Table Tennis Federation.[2]
History
The Table Tennis Association of the Philippines(TATAP)[3] was formed in 1951 as a governing body for table tennis in the Philippines. In 2016, the Philippines Olympic Committee(POC) defunct TATAP as member of the National Sports Association(NSA).[4] Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Inc.(PTTFI) replaced TATAP, which was later certified as a regular member of POC and the recognise by NSA as the sole governing body for table tennis.[5]
Josephine Medina is the first Filipino table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics Game, 2012.[7] She also became the first Filipino table tennis player to earn a medal in Paralympics, 2016.[8]