Hawaii gears up for Oceania event – Fiji Times

TUVALUAN para table tennis player, Ioane Hawaii is gearing up for what he this will be a very exciting tournament.

The 26-year-old said he was looking forward to compete in the upcoming International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Oceania Para Championship this weekend.

"I want to improve my standings and I believe playing against the top players in the region will help me improve my game also I am really proud to be representing my country by participating in this tournament," Hawaii said.

He first took up table tennis last year as it was the only sport that he was able to play in Tuvalu because of his disabilities.

He fell in love with the game straightaway and has been working on his skills since to get him to where he is now.

Hawaii is part of a three-man Tuvalu team. His teammates are Esekia Vaega and Tanielu Soa.

Vaega and Hawaii will be competing in the class five category event while Soa will be competing in the class nine events.

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