China News Service, Chengdu, September 29th (Reporter He Shaoqing Anyuan) The opening ceremony of the 56th ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships (finals) in 2022 Chengdu (referred to as "Chengdu World Table Tennis Team Championships") was held on the afternoon of the 29th. .
Gao Zhidan, director of the General Administration of Sport of China, announced the opening.
The Swaythlin Cup and the Corbillon Cup debuted.
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As one of the three major table tennis events in the world, the World Table Tennis Championships, which was born in Europe, has a history of nearly 100 years.
The Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition is the sixth time that the World Table Tennis Championships has settled in China, attracting 60 sports teams from 36 countries and regions to participate.
The opening ceremony of the World Table Tennis Championships follows the principles of simplicity, safety, splendor and professionalism. On the basis of completely retaining the facilities, equipment and layout of the competition venue, the competition venue and the opening ceremony venue are combined into one.
The director team of the opening ceremony hung 560 LED CNC matrix light balls on the ceiling of the gymnasium, which means that the World Table Tennis Championships has been held to the 56th session. Changes, constantly changing the earth, the World Table Tennis Championships LOGO, trophies and other patterns, using the "small ball" to turn the "big ball", fully expressing the beautiful vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
The opening scene of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition.
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At the opening ceremony, the Swaythlin Cup and the Cobillon Cup, which symbolize the highest honors of the World Table Tennis Championships, were unveiled.
"The power of table tennis lights up the whole world again, showing our fighting spirit of unity and cooperation. Today, we are very honored to use table tennis as a bridge to bring people from the global table tennis world together in China." ITTF President Pate La Sorin said at the opening ceremony that in the next 10 days, people will witness the wonderful competition of athletes under fair competition, regardless of success or failure, to climb to the top.
Huang Qiang, Governor of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, said that the World Table Tennis Championships represent the highest level and the most widely participated table tennis events in the world, which has promoted the popularization and development of table tennis in the world, and enhanced exchanges and friendship between countries and regions in the world. .
Sichuan Province and Chengdu City have firmed their confidence in hosting the competition, meticulously organized preparations, overcame many challenges, provided professional, warm and safe service guarantees for the participants, and made preparations for all aspects of the competition.
The opening scene of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition.
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The athletes represented Chen Meng and Hugo Calderano, and the referees took the oath on behalf of Bergfeldt Rebecca and Xie Ying.
"I would like to make a promise in the name of all the athletes participating in the 56th ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships (Final) in Chengdu in 2022: We will participate in this competition in the spirit of fairness, tolerance and equality, and promise to be an absolute champion in sports. Do not use doping, maintain the honor of sports and the honor of the team." Chen Meng said when taking the oath.
The opening scene of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition.
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In the exchange of gifts, the ITTF presented Chengdu with a golden table tennis racket ornament.
The ornament is not only a symbol of the gold medal, but also expresses the ITTF's love for Chengdu, a sports city, implying that friendship will last forever.
Chengdu gave back to the ITTF a handmade paper-cut art piece of Chengdu intangible cultural heritage, and cut out a hollowed-out logo of the World Table Tennis Championships with superb skills. Evergreen.
The opening scene of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition.
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According to the schedule, the first stage of the World Table Tennis Championships team competition will be held from September 30 to October 4, and the top 16 teams will be formed. On October 5, they will enter the knockout competition, and the finals will be held on October 8 and 9 respectively. The women's and men's team champions.
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