D. G. Hathiramani

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'''D. G. Hathiramani''' was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[merchant]], [[philanthropist]] and [[table tennis]] player and coach. He later naturalized as a [[Ghanaian]]. He was very instrumental in establishing the game of table tennis in [[Ghana]]. He first arrived in the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]] in the late 1940s. He was one of the founders of the Gold Coast Table Tennis Association in 1951. He played the game himself and captained the Gold Coast team to win the Azikiwe Cup in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]. He quit playing and became a coach around 1954. He established a table tennis school in Accra and churned out a lot of stars who competed for Ghana and won various laurels. He sometimes sponsored players himself. In 1977 for example, an intensive course was organised for table tennis coaches in [[Accra]]. Some of the participants were housed at his home.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportscouncil.com.gh/maincat_select_discipline.cfm?disciplineID=22 |title=HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS IN GHANA |accessdate=30 July 2012 |publisher=National Sports Authority |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423012115/http://sportscouncil.com.gh/maincat_select_discipline.cfm?disciplineID=22 |archivedate=23 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Ghana table tennis after Hathiramani==
After the death of Hathiramani, Ghana table tennis waned until a revival under Ebo Bartels and the Executors of D.G.Hathiramani’s Estate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kenbediako.com/blog1.php/table-tennis-back-to-life-in-ghana |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130127023214/http://www.kenbediako.com/blog1.php/table-tennis-back-to-life-in-ghana |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2013 |title=Table Tennis Back To Life In Ghana |accessdate=30 July 2012 |author=Ken Bediako |publisher=KenBediako.com }}</ref>

==Honours==
A general purpose sports hall at the [[Accra Sports Stadium]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportikaghana.com/2012/01/27/badminton-presidents-invitational-championship-ends/ |title=Badminton: ‘President’s Invitational Championship’, ends |accessdate=30 July 2012 |publisher=Sports Ghana |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224151218/http://sportikaghana.com/2012/01/27/badminton-presidents-invitational-championship-ends/ |archivedate=24 February 2013 }}</ref> The D.G Hathiramani Memorial Open Championship held annually was instituted by the Ghana Table Tennis Association in his honour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsinghana.com/?option=tennis&Itemid=4&view=44 |title=Celya Baah-Danso grabs D.G. Hathiramani trophy |accessdate=30 July 2012 |date=28 November 2011 |publisher=SportingGhana.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502055125/http://sportsinghana.com/?option=tennis&Itemid=4&view=44 |archive-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Central and Eastern Region win D.G Hathiramani memorial Championship|url=http://ghanasportsonline.com/archives/index.php/other-sports/item/10970-central-and-eastern-region-win-dg-hathiramani-memorial-championship|website=Ghana Sports Online|publisher=Ghana Sports Online|accessdate=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421232911/http://ghanasportsonline.com/archives/index.php/other-sports/item/10970-central-and-eastern-region-win-dg-hathiramani-memorial-championship|archive-date=21 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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