China News Service, April 8th. On the 8th, the WTT World Table Tennis Federation announced that it will host a series of international events such as the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and the WTT China Tournament after the Tokyo Olympics.
The WTT World Table Tennis Federation said: "Considering the current situation, athletes are preparing for the Olympic Games, and there are certain uncertainties and restrictions surrounding international travel and training. We believe that it will be fairer and safer to hold matches on a later date. . Protecting everyone's safety and health is still our top priority."
In fact, the current foreign epidemics have repeated, especially in Europe and the United States. The epidemics are still serious. International events including the Badminton Sudirman Cup and the Tokyo Diving World Cup have been postponed or cancelled.
It makes sense that the Chinese event will be held after the Olympics.
For the Chinese table tennis team that is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics at the Chengdu Table Tennis Training Base, the postponement of the event will not affect the overall rhythm of the Chinese team's preparations.
After the preliminaries of the National Games, the Chinese table tennis team launched targeted closed training at the Chengdu Table Tennis Training Base.
Qin Zhijian, secretary general of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and head coach of the Chinese table tennis team, said: "Now the team has just completed the first unit of closed training, and the overall state is very good. At this stage, we still maintain our own pace of preparation and plan. Launch training and competition plans. The men's team also pays attention to injury protection while preparing for the game. Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin are in good physical condition. Xu Xin, who was injured in the preliminaries of the National Games, has also fully recovered. "
The women’s team head coach Li Xuan said, “The main goal of the women’s closed training camp is to improve the ability of the main players to fight against each other. The main players such as Liu Shiwen, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu have all demonstrated that they are going to sprint for the Olympics. Determination. Especially Liu Shiwen, who was plagued by injuries some time ago, has recovered through the National Games preliminaries and closed training camps, and the state is better than imagined."
In fact, from the beginning of the epidemic and being forced to "wander around the earth" to the sprint stage now approaching the 100-day countdown to the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese table tennis team has always adhered to the principle of "safety, health, training, and competition" to prepare for the Olympics in an orderly manner.
"Our team has prepared a number of plans since the beginning of the epidemic, and has been preparing for the Tokyo Olympics step by step and at our own pace. Including the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, we can do all kinds of events regardless of whether they are held, cancelled or postponed. Ensure flexible response in various emergencies. Because each country’s epidemic situation is different, the epidemic prevention policy is different, the nature of the event is different, and the team strength of each country and region is different, so for the national table tennis, every step is required. We must make the most advantageous choice based on changes in actual conditions. For example, if we choose not to participate in the Qatar tournament, the team members can participate in the preliminaries of the National Games and can safely participate in the training camp. Otherwise, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha may still be back. In isolation. And our team is equipped with all the play styles, and is able to organize a strong confrontation event that is no less than an international game according to its own rhythm." Qin Zhijian said.
He continued to add: "Now we are focusing on closed training sessions. At the same time, we are planning to use the May Day holiday at the end of April and the beginning of May to arrange a series of domestic arrangements including "Direct WTT Grand Slam•World Table Tennis Championships" according to our own pace of preparation. Fight against the competition and mobilize the enthusiasm of the whole team to prepare for the game through the WTT Grand Slam and World Table Tennis Championships. This allows the players to maintain a good competitive state and show their overall strength." (End)