{"id":10676,"date":"2016-05-25T16:11:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=10676"},"modified":"2016-05-25T16:11:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:11:42","slug":"hopes-are-high-for-welsh-paralympians-as-rio-draws-ever-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/05\/25\/hopes-are-high-for-welsh-paralympians-as-rio-draws-ever-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopes are high for Welsh Paralympians as Rio draws ever closer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_10687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10687\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0610.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10687\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10687\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0610-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan and Danielle at Cardiff City Table Tennis Club\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10687\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0610-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan and Danielle at Cardiff City Table Tennis Club\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>Coach Nathan Thomas and Danielle De Jong at Cardiff City Table Tennis Club<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDISABLED table tennis players from Wales should\u00a0be aiming for nothing less that a medal in the Paralympics this summer, according to top coach Nathan Thomas.<br \/>\nRobbie Davies and Paul\u00a0Karabardak are both inside the world&#8217;s top 10 in their class with Davies currently ranked world number one. They train weekly right here in Cardiff\u00a0and are some of the brightest medal prospects Team GB have to offer.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"TABLE TENNIS\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zbqo5qlQBhU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"TABLE TENNIS\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zbqo5qlQBhU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nThey train several times a week at Cardiff City Table Tennis Club. The club has only been running four years but has garnered a reputation for sporting excellence with members from around the world. Davies and Karabardak aren&#8217;t the only stars. Members Patrick \u00a0Thomas and Danielle De Jong have played in the Commonwealth and World Games respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DISABLED table tennis players from Wales should\u00a0be aiming for nothing less that a medal in the Paralympics this summer, according to top coach Nathan Thomas. Robbie Davies and Paul\u00a0Karabardak are both inside the world&#8217;s top 10 in their class with Davies currently ranked world number one. They train weekly right here in Cardiff\u00a0and are some of the brightest medal prospects Team GB have to offer. They train several times a week at Cardiff City Table Tennis Club. 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