China News Service, Chengdu, October 7th (Reporter He Shaoqing Anyuan) The reporter learned from the ITTF on the 7th that after being elected as the first chairman of the board of directors of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation and the first vice-chairman of the ITTF, Liu Guoliang carried out intensive activities in Chengdu. held talks with various associations.
Liu Guoliang said that in the future, the WTT World Table Tennis Federation will provide more competition opportunities, so that talented young players can enter the professional system earlier, and senior players can also extend their sports careers.
The National Table Tennis Women's Team participated in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition.
Photo by Anyuan
During his stay in Chengdu, Liu Guoliang had discussions with Ryu Seungmin, chairman of the Korean Table Tennis Association, and Maehara Masahiro, the vice chairman of the Japanese Table Tennis Association.
Liu Guoliang believes that players in various associations are pyramid-shaped, including China.
The top 3 is one level, the top 5 is another level, and after the 6th place, there are many people who can't play big games.
Japan and the Korean Table Tennis Association also face these problems.
The scene of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition.
Photo courtesy of ITTF
On October 6, Liu Guoliang had an in-depth discussion on the future development with Pedro Mora, the acting chairman of the European Table Tennis Federation, and Leandre Ouwich, the director of the ITTF Foundation.
"There are many good kids in the European men's line now, all of them are on the rise, like the two brothers in France, Dakko, etc., they already have a certain strength, if there are more competition platforms and details to polish, further improve the player's IQ , there is every chance to reach the super-first-class level." Liu Guoliang said after the meeting that the table tennis systems in Europe and Asia are different, Europe is a club system, and Asia is a national team system.
Whether it is the ITTF or the WTT World Table Tennis Federation, the development of the project has always been the top priority of the work.
The Lebrun brothers, the rising stars of European table tennis, are competing in Chengdu.
Photo courtesy of ITTF
Pedro Mora posted the content of the meeting on the European Table Tennis Federation website.
He said that he was very excited to have such an opportunity, and at the same time used this unique moment to explain to Liu Guoliang the structure of European table tennis, to share ideas and plans for the future, and to find common ground for the development of the sport everyone loves in Europe.
Liu Guoliang said that he was very moved by the ITTF Foundation's concern and attention to disadvantaged groups. In the future, he also hoped that the Parkinson's World Championships could be held in China, so that people who love table tennis from all over the world can find their own arena.
In addition, during the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition, Liu Guoliang and ITTF Executive Vice Chairman and Asian Table Tennis Federation Chairman Karil Al Mohanadi had several rounds of discussions on the development of Asian table tennis and reached an in-depth agreement. consensus.
In the future, more athletes will go to international organizations, allowing players to make more contributions to their beloved table tennis career.
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