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China News Service, May 4th, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Busan Group World Table Tennis Championships, which have been postponed twice due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, will be held at the end of this year as soon as possible, and may also be placed early next year.
According to reports, the ITTF is pushing to postpone the Busan World Table Tennis Championship until the end of this year or the beginning of next year. The ITTF believes that the new coronary pneumonia epidemic will not improve until September of this year, so it is open to further discussion to schedule the event until September.
The South Korean Table Tennis Association said: "The epidemic prevention situation in other participating countries (regions) is not optimistic, so the call to postpone prevails, and another postponement is very likely."
The ITTF executive committee members are discussing the opening date of the World Table Tennis Championships at the end of this year, but in order to advance and prepare more steadily, the plan for the first half of next year is also under consideration.
The Busan World Table Tennis Championship was originally held in March this year, but was later extended to June due to the impact of the epidemic, and then extended to September 27-October 4. From the current situation, it may be extended to the end of the year or next year Early in the year. (Finish)