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    Jul 09, 2020 3 minutes

    CHINESE OLYMPIAN HEADS WTT COUNCIL

    Chinese table tennis chief Liu Guoliang has been tasked with promoting the sport on a global level with World Table Tennis (WTT) naming the former Olympic champion its new head.

    The WTT was set up by the International Table Tennis Federation in August 2019 to modernize its commercial business activities and help table tennis compete with top-profile sports.

    “Mr. Liu Guoliang is an extremely well-respected leader within the world table tennis community, with the perfect caliber and the richest of career achievements,” a WTT statement said.

    After a stellar playing career, in which he won the Olympic and World Championship golds, Liu has been head coach of the Chinese national team and

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