by Simon Daish

Samara extends KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg stay

First up this week we turn our attention to Elizabeta Samara with the Romanian committing to another year with Polish club side KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg.

The most recent champions of Europe with its Champions League triumph in the 2018-2019 season, KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg is regarded as one of the elite forces on the continent and securing Samara’s services for next season will go down well with the club’s fan base:

 

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I’m happy to share with you that I will play one more year in Poland with @kts.enea.siarka.tbg #Enea #siarka #tarnobrzeg #amazingteam #goforgold

A post shared by @ eliza04samara on Jul 10, 2020 at 8:52am PDT

Quadri Aruna unveils new club destination

An influential figure in Sporting CP’s title success in the Portuguese league, as featured in last week’s edition of Player Watch, Quadri Aruna has announced he will be participating in the upcoming German Bundesliga campaign.

The Nigerian star will represent TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell for the 2020-2021 season alongside Ruwen Filus, Lam Siu Hang and Meng Fanbo.

 

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It’s Official!!! I am very happy to announce that I will play next season in Germany bundesliga with @ttcrhoensprudelfuldamaberzell Thanks to @gewotabletennis for making this possible. Thanks to @ttcrhoensprudelfuldamaberzell for the trust they have in me. Thanks to everyone for your unlimited support #bundesliga #fulda #Tischtennis

A post shared by Quadri Aruna (@quadriaruna) on Jul 8, 2020 at 5:13pm PDT

Relaxation through tennis and animals

Some of the table tennis pros have been keeping themselves preoccupied with one of the sport’s closest relations: tennis.

Simon Gauzy and Alvaro Robles swapped their usual gear for larger rackets in a head-to-head duel:

 

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Great playing tennis with Rafa! 😃 🎾

A post shared by Simon Gauzy (@simongauzyoff) on Jul 14, 2020 at 9:16am PDT

While Hana Matelova has also been busy on court:

 

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Perigne vibes💙 #jeparlefrançais #vacances

A post shared by Hana Matelova (@hmatelova) on Jul 13, 2020 at 6:03am PDT

Meanwhile, a few familiar faces found an even greater form of relaxation, hanging out with animals!

Here’s Giorgia Piccolin and Debora Vivarelli pictured with their adorable pets:

 

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“Could you cuddle me, please?” 🤍

A post shared by Giorgia Piccolin (@giorgiapiccolin) on Jul 14, 2020 at 5:27am PDT

 

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my two favorite things in life : my dog and ice cream.

A post shared by Debora Vivarelli (@deboravivarelli) on Jul 15, 2020 at 5:30am PDT

Then there is Cheng Hsien-Tzu, who made friends with a deer (make sure to scroll through the gallery to find a very entertaining video):

 

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我在墾丁天氣晴。 #墾丁 #鹿野

A post shared by 鄭先知 (@cheng_hsien_tzu) on Jul 7, 2020 at 4:51am PDT

Pumping iron!

There’s little time to rest when it comes to the professional scene, even during the off season and it doesn’t look as though players are taking their foot off the accelerator pedal anytime soon.

Natalia Partyka and Chen Szu-Yu have been carrying out some serious muscle work:

 

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#narobocie #weights #gym #workout #roadtotokyo #samosieniezrobi #workworkwork #teamCiti

A post shared by Natalia Partyka (@npartyka) on Jul 13, 2020 at 1:37pm PDT

 

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練體能使人快樂 大家同意嗎🙆 #請忽略我最後那句話🤣

A post shared by 陳思羽 (@szu_yu_chen) on Jul 10, 2020 at 6:24am PDT

The exhausting battle rope exercise features courtesy of Eric Jouti:

 

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Preparo físico é tão importante quanto treinar na mesa.. Vamos!!! 💭 🏋🏻‍♀️ . . . #physical #butterfly #rope #persistence

A post shared by Eric Jouti (@ericjouti) on Jul 9, 2020 at 6:11pm PDT

Harmeet Desai has been showing off his best fly push up technique:

 

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If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.⁣ For the fly push up challenge – I nominate: @sanilshetty @siddheshpande @borobirdie @_chauhan1997 ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #harmeetdesai #athele #tabletennis #gujarat #india ⁣ #flypushups #pushup #fitness #workout #pushupchallenge #fitnessmotivation #motivation #training #fit #crossfit #health #lifestyle #instafit #fitnessfreak #fitlife #beastmode #motivation #goals #challengeyourself #healthyme #justdomore #healthmatters #loveyourbody #hustler #fitnessaddict⁣ #Ichallenge

A post shared by Harmeet Desai (@harmeetdesai) on Jul 13, 2020 at 5:35am PDT

While Melissa Tapper couldn’t resist the appeal of the trampoline:

 

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Flipped out when @b.king_sc said I had 7am training this morning! But @kristywallace5 there to support 💓 ➡️ what most flips looked like though

A post shared by Melissa Tapper (@millytapper) on Jul 9, 2020 at 5:47pm PDT

More to celebrate

We have a couple more birthdays to celebrate this week with Liam Pitchford and Sharath Kamal Achanta turning 27 and 38 respectively. Congratulations!