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China's table tennis chief Liu Guoliang named WTT Council head
Published: Jun 29, 2020 01:19 PM

Liu Guoliang (2nd right), then Chinese head coach, receives the trophy during the awarding ceremony for the men's group event in Zen Noh 2014 World Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan, May 5, 2014. China beat Germany 3-1 in the final and claimed the title of the event. Photo: Li Peng/Xinhua


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