THE city of Puerto Princesa will again take the spotlight when it plays host to the World Table Tennis Youth Contender (WTT-YC) beginning today (Thursday).
Participants from 11 countries, namely Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Hungary, Maldives, Korea, India, Thailand, Italy and host Philippines, will compete in various categories, such as the Under 11, Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 19, in both the male and female divisions.
The opening ceremony is scheduled late in the afternoon, but games will already take place Thursday morning.
This marks the third consecutive year that the tournament is being held in the city.
Puerto Princesa recently hosted the World Dragonboat Championship and will also host the world-famous Ironman Triathlon this year.
