Caleb Bolt has come a long way since he started playing table tennis at age 11 in Kugluktuk.
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His table tennis skills will lead him to the Canada Winter Games in Charlottetown in a couple weeks.
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For Team Nunavut competitor Ava Ahegona, Greenland was difficult competition.
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Coach Bence Csaba said the tournament was phenomenal.
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He said heSA国际影视传媒檚 proud of the team and they have high expectations.
Csaba is the son of longtime table tennis coach Attila Csaba, and Bence himself has reached high levels in the sport, including bronze at the junior world championships.
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What the sport teaches players, he added, is that whether they win or lose, they need to hold their head high and be ready for the next rally, next match and next moment.
Nicolas Shappa earned bronze in singles among males born in 2007 or later, while Bolt took bronze in the 2004 or later division. Alice Anablak took bronze in the 2004 or later singles and Ahegona took home bronze in the junior category. Team Nunavut earned eight other medals in table tennis in doubles and team events.
