"All members of the operation team are on duty" and "all members of the competition team are on duty"... At 8:20 a.m. on September 20, with all the team members in place, the 56th World Table Tennis Team Championships (finals) in 2022 Chengdu (hereinafter referred to as "Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships") Organizing Committee's full-element drill officially started.

The exercise is divided into two parts at the same time

　　According to the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, this drill basically follows the standard requirements of the ITTF and the China Table Tennis Association for the event. According to the principle of "practice as much as possible, test as much as possible, and participation of all staff", it is divided into two parts at the same time. The first part is the competition organization and venue operation drill, and the second part is the arrival and departure service drill.

　　The full-day drill covers check-in reception, certificate issuance, venue operation, closed-loop epidemic prevention, traffic dispatch, security check, audience service, technical officer service, information technology support, competition operation, media operation, TV broadcast, sports display, award ceremony , news release, doping control, volunteer services, venue catering services, check-out services and other subjects, and special emergency drills were held for some emergencies.

　　The relevant person in charge of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships Team Competition Organizing Committee said that through this exercise, the coordination and linkage mechanism between the working departments of the Organizing Committee, the Chengdu High-tech Zone Management Committee, and the competition and non-competition venues will be tested, and the epidemic situation of the competition will be improved. To test various business tasks such as prevention and control, command and dispatch, competition organization, venue operation, service guarantee, emergency response, etc., to refine and improve core elements such as work points during the competition, operation mechanism and process, and preparation of venue materials to ensure the smoothness of the World Table Tennis Championships hold.

　　During the preparatory period from September 13th to 19th, each participating unit will set up a special drill class according to their business focus, formulate a drill work plan, implement the personnel selection, service guarantee, material allocation and other matters required for the drill, and organize the desktop deduction. Or rehearse to ensure that the preparations for each stage and link of the drill are implemented.

　　The above-mentioned person in charge said that after the drill is over, an all-element and full-process drill will be carried out before the game.

At the same time, key subjects such as opening ceremony operation, TV broadcast, sports display, and event operation will be repeated.

Participation-related work departments, competition area committees, and venue centers will adhere to the problem orientation according to the implementation of the exercise, find out the problems existing in the preparatory work in this business area in time through the exercise, make solid rectifications, make up for the shortcomings of the work, and hold the competition for the main competition. Lay a solid foundation.

"Table tennis will become Chengdu's new business card"

　　The Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships will be held at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Center from September 30 to October 9.

The Chinese table tennis team has been closed for training in Chengdu since mid-August. Liu Guoliang, executive vice chairman of the ITTF, chairman of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation Council and member of the board of directors, and chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, also came to Chengdu to supervise the game.

"I hope that through the World Table Tennis Championships, friends from all over the world will know more about China and Chengdu. Chengdu has a lot of delicious food and is a hospitable city." He said in an interview with the media in Chengdu recently.

　　As the executive director of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships Team Organizing Committee, Liu Guoliang is very satisfied with the preparations for the event: "During the epidemic, the Chengdu Organizing Committee, the China Table Tennis Association, and the ITTF have been in close communication and made preparations in an orderly manner. It went relatively smoothly.”

　　In Liu Guoliang's view, Chengdu is not only a famous city for competitions, but also a "city that you don't want to leave when you come here", and is deeply loved by everyone. business card."

West China Metropolis Daily-Cover reporter Chen Yuxiao