Table tennis Jean-Michel Saive (49) will, after a career of more than 35 years, his palette final storage. The best Belgian tafeltennisser of all time was 25 times Belgian champion, 1 time European champion, and adorned 515 days on the first place of the world ranking. On 9 may play Saive its last league game against Etoile Basse Sambre.
The Also took on 3 december 2015 farewell of the international table tennis. He remained still active in his club Logis Auderghem. With them conquered Saive in the twilight of his career another four league titles and five Belgian cups. This season was partly due to injuries is often difficult. The great ‘Jean-Mi’ was repeatedly confronted with the defeat. “We had a suspicion that Saive this decision at the end of the season started to take”, explains Marc Deby, press officer of Logis Auderghem. “A few weeks ago he took the plunge. I think his recent injuries to the ankle and the back and its various responsibilities to the IOC and COIB (vice-chairman of the Board of Management ed.) have played a role in this decision.”
