International Table Tennis Federation 25 Feb 2021
Plans to return events of all kinds to their places in society, following the disruption caused by the pandemic, are very much growing themes; so-called roadmaps are on the agenda.
By Ian Marshall
Para table tennis is no exception, the key date in question being ready for Wednesday 25th August, the first day of play in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Making sure that prior to the first ball being hit in anger in the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, the fact all qualification procedures are completed weeks in advance, is now a matter of priority.
The situation in many countries of the world is still uncertain; therefore, the International Table Tennis Federation and the International Paralympic Committee have agreed to postpone the World Qualification tournament, to be staged in the Tri Lilije Sports Hall in Lasko, Slovenia, from the originally scheduled for Thursday 3rd June to Saturday 5th June.