Iqra Farooq

Table Tennis Blogger

I'm excited yet anxious to be reporting on table tennis leading up to the Commonwealth Games. It's going to be an inevitable challenge as I am no table tennis fanatic. Nevertheless, I hope to offer insight into the rapidly paced and undermined sport both in Scotland and overseas. I'm aiming to be a fully fledged table tennis enthusiast.

I'm excited yet anxious to be reporting on table tennis leading up to the Commonwealth Games. It's going to be an inevitable challenge as I am no table tennis fanatic. Nevertheless, I hope to offer insight into the rapidly paced and undermined sport both in Scotland and overseas. I'm aiming to be a fully fledged table tennis enthusiast.

Latest articles from Iqra Farooq

Table tennis: interview with Gavin Rumgay

With nine national titles and a Commonwealth medal to his name, he remains one Scotland's most prominent and successful table tennis players ever. In the lead up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, he reflected on his personal ambitions, the competitiveness of the sport and Team Scotland's medal chances at the Commonwealth Games.

Age is just a number for table tennis players

Diversity of age, culture and background culminated in creating a wonderfully focused atmosphere as I visited a match practice session for players from a range of clubs across the West of Scotland. There was something distinctly refreshing about seeing this level of sporting talent and pride exercised through the majestic "art" of table tennis. As soon as I entered the sports hall, I was assured by Sinclair Houston, who is part of the West of Scotland league management team, that table tennis is a "sport for life." This is something which became increasingly apparent as I intertwined myself between each table, quizzing each player as I went along.