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England's Desmond Douglas in action against Patrik Marek, of Slovakia, during the European Table Tennis Championships in Birmingham Stock Photo - Alamy
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BBC Archive on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1983: Desmond Douglas demonstrated the fast attacking style that made him Britain's number one table tennis player. https://t.co/eD9OeRAie3" / Twitter
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