Elimination in the second round. Two Malagasy pairs were eliminated in the round of 16 of the African Table Tennis Championships in the mixed doubles event at the Arena Olympic Hall in Tangier, Morocco, yesterday.
The pair of Fabio Rakotoarimanana and Hanitra Karen Raharimanana lost to the Egyptian duo Mahmoud Helmy and Hend Fathy with a score of 0-3 (11/13, 12/14, 9/11). In the round of 32, Fabio and Hanitra had previously defeated Nigerians Agundiabe Sultan and Kabirat Ayoola 3-0. Meanwhile, Timiary Rabemanantsoa and Edena Prevot were eliminated in the round of 16 by Egyptians Youssef Abdelaziz and Mariam Alhodaby 0-3 (4/11, 6/11, 3/11), following their victory against South Africans in the first round.
The other two Malagasy pairs failed in their opening matches. Antoine Razafinarivo and Vony Ange Randriantsoa lost narrowly 2-3 against South Africans Chetan Nathoo and Danisha Patel, while the duo Ranto Océane Rakotondrazaka and Tsilavo Rabemanantsoa were defeated 0-3 by Tunisians Youssef Aidli and Ela Saidi.
The players from the Great Island began the qualifying rounds for the men’s doubles yesterday evening, fielding the pairs Fabio-Antoine and the Rabemanantsoa brothers. In the women’s doubles, Hanitra is playing alongside Vony Ange, while the other pair consists of Edena and Océane. The quarter-finals for the doubles events will take place this Thursday, with semi-finals scheduled for Friday and finals on Saturday. Individual events will run from this Thursday until Sunday.
Captured & Published at: 2026-10-22 06:24:20 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
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