1983-2025 four decades of multi-generational friendships It is like a time travel to Peru with evergreen memories, based on which we have been navigating our lives to become gray-haired gentlemen. At the same time, we have been interacting younger generations and we all are making fun of table tennis. In this trip to Peru, I was given opportunities to interact with school children of Moquegua, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Canete, Chincha, Pisco and Lima. As there are training camps of Under 19, U-15, U-13 and U-11 national teams in preparation to Panamerican TT championships, I was also invited to be part of coaching team. It was in 2017 when I did participate in Panamerican championship as a coach of national teams for the first time since 1985. It is truly extraordinary experience that Peru has offered me to serve as a coach and friend of tenimesistas over four decades. In this trip, I was able to interact with Peruvian table tennis players from 8 to 70 years old. It is truly and literally “Sports for all and Sports for life!! Gracias a todos y para simpre!! Will see you all again and again. Hasta pronto.




