China News Service, June 25th, Beijing time, ITTF announced that the team’s World Table Tennis Championships originally scheduled to be held in Busan, South Korea this year will be postponed to next year, while the original World Table Tennis Championships scheduled to be held in Houston, USA next year Will not be held as scheduled.
At the beginning of this month, the ITTF announced that the Busan World Championships, which had been postponed to the end of September, are likely to be postponed again. In the announcement yesterday, the ITTF said that due to the impact of the epidemic, most teams may not be able to enter South Korea smoothly in September. The ITTF Executive Committee agreed to the Busan World Table Tennis Organizing Committee to re-select the date of the event and try to The competition was held in the months before 2021.
At the same time, ITTF also announced that the single World Championships originally scheduled to be held in Houston from June 17 to 26, 2021 will not be held as scheduled. The ITTF will discuss other feasible options for the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston after determining the new dates for the Busan World Table Tennis Championships.
It is understood that the ITTF Executive Committee will hold another meeting on July 10, at which time a new date for the Busan World Table Tennis Championships will be determined. The ITTF said that all competitions must strictly abide by the New Crown Virus Prevention Regulations. The Federation will give top priority to the health and safety of all participants.
In addition, with regard to the 2020 event schedule, if the new Crown Pneumonia epidemic affects the subsequent failure to host international public events as scheduled, ITTF will consider the possibility of hosting other events. At the same time, ITTF is paying close attention to the hosting of this year’s men’s and women’s World Cup. (Finish)