{"id":28552,"date":"2026-04-29T07:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/?p=28552"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:04:53","slug":"the-big-house-using-table-tennis-as-a-tool-for-kids-and-youth-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/the-big-house-using-table-tennis-as-a-tool-for-kids-and-youth-development\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big House &#8211; Using Table Tennis As A Tool For Kids And Youth Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Big House is a facility at New Ashongman that was used as a restaurant but now turned into a sports (Table Tennis) training centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Samuel Asare Bediako, a Table Tennis enthusiast they decided to support the kids and youth in the area by providing the place at 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Ghana Table Tennis Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Manager of Rightset Ghana, Samira Mensah and Founder Gifty Appiah, a 2023\u20132026 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Young Leader and this year\u2019s World Table Tennis Day Celebration Promoter were instrumental in securing key partnerships and coordinating the successful delivery of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" data-id=\"28555\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/681713476_1586536379081588_5239380583555480407_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/681713476_1586536379081588_5239380583555480407_n.jpg 820w, 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