Original Title: Xu Xin congratulated Liu Guoliang on being elected as Vice Chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation
China News Service, Beijing, October 3-On the evening of October 3, Beijing time, at the Asian Table Tennis Federation Congress held in Doha, Qatar, Chinese athlete Xu Xin was elected as the vice chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation.
The 32-year-old Xu Xin is still an active player. He has won two team gold medals at the Rio Olympics and the Tokyo Olympics. He has won 20 world championships in his career so far. The ITTF issued a statement that Xu Xin’s entry into an international organization as a current player is a signal that the Chinese Table Tennis Association has released to the ITTF to boldly cultivate young and influential champion players. Xu Xin’s election as the vice chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation also made everyone look forward to the promotion and development of Asian table tennis.
The Chinese team missed the Doha Asian Championships because the start time of the National Games and the Asian Championships was only one day apart, so Xu Xin did not arrive at the Asian Table Tennis League Congress. After learning that he was elected as the vice chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation, Xu Xin said that this reflects the trust of the member associations in the younger generation of players. With his rich experience and influence, he has contributed his own strength to promote the development of Asian table tennis.
Liu Guoliang, Chairman of the WTT World Table Tennis Professional League Council and Chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, congratulated Xu Xin on his election. He believes that this is also an important signal from the Chinese Table Tennis Association to the world table tennis world. Let young and influential champion players enter the work of international organizations and employ young professionals. This will be the future development direction of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the WTT World Table Tennis Federation.
Liu Guoliang said that the young champion players brought their deep understanding and rich experience of table tennis to contribute to the development of the world table tennis. At the same time, this will also become an extension of the champion player’s career. Xu Xin’s election is only the beginning. In the future, he hopes that more champion players can join the work of international organizations and become the backbone of the world table tennis.
In this congress, the chairman of the Qatar Table Tennis Association Khalil Al Mohanadi was elected as the chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Association. (over)
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