On October 5th, Beijing time, the WTT World Table Tennis Federation Board Meeting was held in Chengdu, and ITTF Chairman Petra Sorin was invited to attend the meeting. China Table Tennis Association Chairman Liu Guoliang was elected as the first chairman of the board of directors of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation at the meeting. After the meeting, Petra Sorin appointed Liu Guoliang as the first vice-chairman of the ITTF.
Liu Guoliang is the first male athlete in China to win the table tennis grand slam . After he retired as the coach of the Chinese table tennis team , he led the team to win many honors. In 2018, Liu Guoliang served as the chairman of the China Table Tennis Association. In 2020, he will become the chairman of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation Council, and in 2021, he will be elected as the executive vice-chairman of the ITTF.
ITTF President Petra Sorin said that Mr. Liu Guoliang is not only a former world table tennis star, he is also very kind and humble, and has never left the field of table tennis, and can be a bridge between athletes and decision-makers. "After he takes on the role of First Vice-President, I believe that his extensive experience will be applied more to the work of the ITTF Executive Committee."
ITTF Group CEO Steve Denton said: " We are proud to see Mr. Liu Guoliang get these two very important positions." He said that in terms of ITTF, Liu Guoliang is needed in the fields of project development, event promotion and the construction of various forms of events and activities on a global scale. Provide support and guidance; at the WTT World Table Tennis Federation, Liu Guoliang's main job is to build and enhance the table tennis industry.
was elected as the chairman of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation Board of Directors and was appointed as the first vice-chairman of the ITTF, Liu Guoliang said: "This is the support and trust of international organizations, and it also represents the position of Chinese table tennis in the world table tennis arena. And the right to speak will be more important. From the athlete to the coach, to the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, and then to the WTT World Table Tennis Federation and the ITTF, my identities are constantly changing, but I have never left my beloved table tennis career. With the changes in the height and dimension of the profession, the positions and ideas are also different, but what remains unchanged is our dream - to develop table tennis into the world's top sport. Chinese table tennis is the world leader, whether it is The results of the competition are still my understanding of table tennis, and I will bring this love and understanding to represent Chinese table tennis to the world."
