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Members of the Fiji table tennis team with their late coach, Anthony Ho. Picture: MAIKELI SERU/FILE

Former International Table Tennis Federation-Oceania president and Fiji Table Tennis Association president Anthony Ho has passed away.

Ho who was born on Thursday, November 24, 1960, passed away on the morning of Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the age of 60 years old.

Commencing from his teenage years, Ho was dedicated to the sport of table tennis and only recently had his efforts been recognised.

“In 2004, Mr Ho became president of the Fiji Table Tennis Association and a member of the Oceania Table Tennis management committee; soon after in 2005 he was elected a member of the ITTF board of directors,” said a statement released by the ITTF.

Later, following the election of JamesMorris to the position of ITTF executive vice-president in 2017, Mr Ho, as deputy president, was appointed president of ITTF-Oceania.

He was then elected as president at the ITTF-Oceania annual general meeting in August 2020 for another four year term. Notably, he enjoyed a successful playing career, winning 10 national men’s singles titles and internationally, he competed in the Pacific Games, Oceania Championships and the 1991 World Championships.

Just under one year ago in October 2020, at the Fiji 50th Independence Anniversary celebration, he was one of 30 recipients of the Independence Medal.

The award was made to individuals who had made an impact on socio-economic progress and exclusivity among the community since the independence of Fiji in 1970. He received the award from President Jioji Konrote.

An icon in table tennis, Ho was instrumental in developing the sport for decades, he will be sadly missed, our sincere condolences to his family and friends and may he rest in eternal peace.

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