Liu Guoliang, a fat man who doesn’t understand the ball, joined the board of the World Table Tennis Federation.
Beijing, August 26 (Xinhua) — On the 26th Beijing time, WTT World Table Tennis League (WTT World Table Tennis Federation) officially announced that Liu Guoliang, the current chairman of WTT Council, was appointed as the new board member.
Liu Guoliang said: “As the chairman of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation Council, I am committed to making the whole table tennis community work together to help WTT achieve global success. Now as a member of the board of directors, I am honored to continue to lead WTT World Table Tennis Federation and strive for the interests of this sport.”
It is reported that this decision was made after Liu Guoliang was elected as the executive vice chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation on November 24, 2021. In view of the fact that at the executive committee meeting held on January 29, 2022, Liu Guoliang’s responsibilities were clearly defined as being in charge of the International Table Tennis Federation Business and Professional Alliance (WTT World Table Tennis Federation), high-level performance, the International Table Tennis Federation Museum, etc, therefore, WTT World Table Tennis Federation decided to appoint it as a member of the board of directors.
Petra Sorin, the chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation, said: “Liu Guoliang is a legend of our sport. As one of the most successful member associations of the International Table Tennis Federation-the chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, demonstrate outstanding leadership skills. The executive committee of the International Table Tennis Federation fully trusts him because we know that he will play an important role in the WTT World Table Tennis Federation competition.” (Finished)