At the two end of the scale, Over 40's and Over 80's, are two Irishmen holding the top positions in the European Veteran Table Tennis Championships held during the weekend in Rotterdam.

Colum Slevin, Irelands leading player for the past twenty five years pulled off an amazing feat winning the Gold Over 40s Single. Slevin teamed up with Carsten Egeholt of Denmark wins the Gold over 40s Double beating the Czech Republic team of Miroslav Cecva and Jiri Vojtek.

AT the other end of the scale a man almost twice the age of Colum Slevin is Bertie Levinge, from Kinsale, Ireland, teamed up with Curt Osterholm from Sweden wins the Gold once again beating the pair Lumir Ruzha & Rune Forsberg of Czech/Sweden.

Colum, Bertie welldone. We are all proud of you in Ireland.