The Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA) marked a significant moment in global sport history as it participated in the International Table Tennis Federation’s centenary celebrations held in London, bringing together the world’s leading table tennis administrators, federations, and stakeholders.

The centenary forum served as a landmark occasion reflecting on a century of table tennis development, while outlining the future direction of the sport in areas including governance, global growth, athlete development, and expanded international cooperation.

The gathering featured senior representatives from across the world, including International Table Tennis Federation President Petra Sörling, Sharon Bravo-Phillip of Trinidad and Tobago, Emme Arias of El Salvador, Beatriz Andrea Rojas of Chile, Magali Montes of Peru, Virginia Sung of the United States of America, and Ingrid Graham of Jamaica.

President Ingrid Graham serves as chair of the ITTF Americas Women’s Commission, where she continues to lead initiatives focused on expanding participation, improving access, and strengthening the global structure for women and girls in table tennis.

“Table tennis is entering a new era where inclusion, structure, and opportunity must remain central to its global growth. Our responsibility is to ensure that the pathways we build today empower the next generation of athletes tomorrow,” said Ingrid Graham, President of the Jamaica Table Tennis Association and Chair of the

ITTF Americas Women’s Commission.

Aubyn Henry, chief strategy and development officer, Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA) added: “A century of table tennis marks not only the passage of time but the refinement of a global system built on exchange, adaptation, and shared progress. As a British and Jamaican citizen, the vantage point shaped by two sporting cultures offers a clearer understanding of how institutions evolve when ideas, structure, and opportunity move across borders.”

The centenary celebrations placed strong emphasis on unity, sustainability, and strategic growth, as the sport reflects on its 100-year journey while preparing for the next phase of global expansion.