Former Central American and Caribbean table-tennis champion Mario Alvarez Soto announced the inception of the Mario Alvarez Table Tennis Academy on Friday. The academy will be located at the new table-tennis facility in the Parque del Este that was built for the Pan Am Games. Francisco Boyero, the new Academy’s pro, said the teaching center plans to train the table-tennis greats of the future. Anyone interested in joining should call 535-2980.