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United News of India
20-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
China protests over damaged racket, ITTF pledges probe
DOHA, May 20 (UNI) The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has pledged to investigate into a "racket incident" at the World Table Tennis Championships after China lodged a formal complaint. "We will thoroughly investigate into this matter and publish a report when the probe is concluded," said an ITTF official who asked not to be named. Chinese player Wang Chuqin had to change his racket after his equipment was allegedly mishandled and went on to win a mixed doubles second round game with Sun Yingsha here on Monday afternoon. Minutes before the Chinese duo took on Brazil's Hugo Calderano and Bruna Takahashi, Wang found part of the rubber had come off his blade, and China coach Xiao Zhan questioned the umpire if anyone had mishandled Wang's racket. The umpire answered that no one had intentionally torn the rubber and allowed Wang to use his backup racket. Wang complained in a Migu TV interview that something bad always happened to him in major international events including the Paris Olympics, where his racket was accidentally broken by photographers rushing to capture the moment after Wang and Sun won Olympic gold. According to an ITTF statement, a special meeting was held between the ITTF and the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) Monday night, attended by CTTA president Wang Liqin, CTTA secretary general He Xiao, the ITTF competition team, the referee team, and the chief of the racket inspection team. Wang Liqin protested and appealed regarding the damaged racket, requested surveillance footage to be reviewed, and demanded an investigation into the cause of the incident. To prevent similar incidents, CTTA proposed three suggestions, to which the ITTF responded individually. CTTA hopes that following this incident, staff will accompany the racket inspection process throughout to ensure no unauthorized personnel can handle the inspected rackets. The ITTF stated that according to the event rules, each team is allowed to have one staff member accompany the process. The ITTF mentioned that after the incident, they promptly requested the organizing committee to provide A4-sized envelopes and instructed all referees to handle rackets carefully during their work. They also emphasized that the operation procedures of the racket inspection team were correct. UNI XINHUA AKT
South China Morning Post
06-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Maintaining China's table tennis dominance top of large pile on Wang Liqin's plate
Wang Liqin has stepped into the Chinese table tennis hot seat at a time when the temperature could not be higher. Advertisement Replacing Liu Guoliang as the president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Wang's leadership begins with the country's status under pressure, after Brazil's Hugo Calderano won the men's singles at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup in Macau. And the 46-year-old faces the task of maintaining China's dominance in a sport where international challengers are gaining ground. 'It is a tremendous responsibility to take over as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association,' Wang said. 'I feel both excited and anxious.' A two-time Olympic gold medallist in his own right, Wang's second triumph, at the 2008 Beijing Games, came under the coaching of the man he has replaced. Success at the 2028 Games is also expected. Hugo Calderano's World Cup triumph in Macau pierced China's dominance of the men's game. Photo: Xinhua 'The immediate task is the World Championships in Doha, and the long-term goal is the Los Angeles Olympics,' he said.
South China Morning Post
23-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Chinese table tennis chief Liu Guoliang resigns, replaced by Olympic champion Wang
Liu Guoliang has resigned as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), with CTTA vice-president Wang Liqin elected the organisation's new chief on Wednesday. Advertisement Having achieved a career singles grand slam of Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup, Liu was appointed chief coach of China's national team in 2013, leading the team to a sweep of four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was first elected CTTA president in 2018, and re-elected in 2023. During his tenure, China claimed nine of 10 Olympic gold medals in table tennis at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. Wang, 46, is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time World Championships singles winner. Retiring from the national team in 2013, he has served as CTTA vice-president since 2018. More to follow … Advertisement
