Chengdu world table tennis tournament team ended world table tennis tournament officially entered Durban time
Zhongxin.com Chengdu, October 10 (reporter He Jiqing Anyuan) the reporter learned from the International Table Tennis Federation on the 10th that the 56th World Table Tennis Team Championship (final) of the International Table Tennis Federation in 2022 Chengdu has successfully ended. A total of 440 athletes and delegation officials from 36 member associations participated in the event.
Before the end of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, the International Table Tennis Federation held a meeting of the executive committee to summarize and review the competition. Petra Sorin, the chairman of ITTF, said: “The players and coaches are very happy, and ITTF is very pleased. Thank you very much to the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the organizing committee of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. We have created a historic moment!”
Chengdu world table tennis team has left a deep impression on the members of the ITTF family in all aspects of work. Petra Sorin even said that the world table tennis team has reached the ceiling of the ITTF: “What impressed me most was that the organizing committee tried to be perfect in all aspects and did everything in every detail. Perhaps it is because of a lot of internal details that this competition can have such an excellent external embodiment.”
Steve Danton, CEO of ITTF group, said that he deeply felt China’s love and passion for table tennis. “This event may be the largest world table tennis tournament in the history of the International Table Tennis Federation. Excellent behind-the-scenes work contributed to the successful holding of this event.”
“We hope that the success of table tennis can send positive signals to other sports to return to China in the future. Not only because it is possible to host the competition in China, but also because of the determination, unity and passion shown by China in the process of successfully hosting the competition. This proves the possibility of holding other sports events. “Steve Denton is full of confidence in the future.
Liu Guoliang, the first vice chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation, the chairman of the board of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation, and the chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, also holds the post of executive director of the organizing committee of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. He said: “Chengdu has greatly shocked the world. Everyone’s first words are incredible and perfect! Petra Sorin, the president of ITTF, has strong leadership. Steve Danton, the CEO of ITTF group, is committed to the coordination among various member associations. We can see that the world table tennis family is very united. When the event is successfully concluded, we would like to thank the members of the world table tennis family for respecting Chinese culture, respecting China’s epidemic prevention and control policies, and fully supporting the event held in Chengdu. At the same time, I would also like to thank Chengdu Municipal Party Committee and municipal government for their great efforts, which is the charm of table tennis.”
With the successful conclusion of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, the World Table Tennis Championships officially entered Durban time. The 57th World Table Tennis Championships will be held in the South African city of Durban in 2023, which is also the second time that the World Table Tennis Championships will be held in Africa. (Finished)