Former Caribbean men’s singles table tennis champion and ITTF Level Three coach Guyana’s Sydney Chrsitophe was recently honoured by the American Youth Table Tennis Organisation (AYTTO) and the PongSpace organisation for his contribution to the sport.
Last weekend Christophe who won the Caribbean men’s singles title by defeating Stephen Hylton in 1992, was presented with the George Braithwaite Community Service Award in recognition of his years of hard work and volunteerism in helping hundreds of youngsters get better at table tennis.
Needless to say Christophe, who was coaching one of his students at the time was taken aback by the award as he had no prior knowledge of the award.
The popular coach was immediately congratuled by several of his students and coaches like Shao Yu and Huiyuan Liu, who are from the same club as Christophe.
“PongSpace also want to recognize Sydney not just for his coaching of the kids but also his dedication to teaching people how to be effective table tennis coaches,” the organization stated.
“With the increased popularity of the sport in the U.S., we need more people like Sydney who can train more table tennis players to address the need.”
