London, England – Swede Jorgen Persson won his men's singles table tennis match on Saturday as he searches for his first Olympic medal. Persson has participated in every Olympic table tennis ...

The Saudi Table Tennis Federation has signed Swedish coach and former world champion Jörgen Persson to lead the Kingdom’s national teams, marking a significant step in the development of the ...

The Swedish Table Tennis Association has appointed former world champion Jörgen Persson as its new head coach for the men's national team. Persson, who won the International Table Tennis ...

BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Age was no obstacle when Sweden's Jorgen Persson, 42, beat Croatia's Zoran Primorac, 39, in a fast-paced match on Friday to advance to the men's Olympic table tennis ...

Persson, together with Waldner and Mikael Appelgren, ushered in a golden era for Swedish table tennis in late 1980s and early 1990s. "Swedish table tennis is huge. Since the big era where we have ...

Former world champion Jorgen Persson has not ruled out challenging ... The wire-slim Swede has played in all seven Olympics of which table tennis has been a part and began his last Games with ...

58-year-old Swedish legend Jorgen Persson, who learned to play table tennis in China when he was a kid in 1981, concluded his remarkable coach career at the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash in ...

Former world No.1 lauds Dubai move to sponsor Chinese team Dubai Former world No.1 Swedish star Jorgen Persson feels it’s not impossible to topple the mighty Chinese from their table tennis ...

Swedish veteran Jörgen Persson was unable to prevent China from claiming a clean sweep in the men's singles table tennis on Saturday. Persson lost in straight sets to Wang Liqin while Ma Lin beat ...

The Swedish Table Tennis Association has appointed former world champion Jörgen Persson as its new head coach for the men's national team. Persson, who won the International Table Tennis ...

BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- 58-year-old Swedish legend Jorgen Persson, who learned to play table tennis in China when he was a kid in 1981, concluded his remarkable coach career at the World ...