During the National Day, the players of the Chinese national table tennis team can not rest, because the new season of the table tennis super has begun, at the same time, the Asian Table Tennis Federation has come with the latest news!
On the evening of October 3, Beijing time, at the Asian Table Tennis Federation (Asian Table Tennis Federation) Congress held in Doha, Qatar, Qatar Table Tennis Association President Khalil Al-Mohannadi was elected as the president of the Asian Table Tennis Federation, and Chinese athlete Xu Xin and South Korean coach Kim Taek-so were elected as vice presidents of the Asian Table Tennis Federation.
Although domestic news did not say that the president of the Qatar Table Tennis Association was the class of who took over, fans familiar with table tennis should know that Cai Zhenhua has been the president of the Asian Table Tennis Federation from 2009 to 2021. Cai Zhenhua, who has made great contributions to Table Tennis in China and table tennis in Asia and even the world, has left his position for 12 years to continue to promote the continued development of table tennis in Asia.
When it comes to Xu Xin's election, many fans are surprised, according to the status of the jianghu, Xu Xin lacks a Grand Slam title compared with Ma Long, Zhang Jike and others in the same period, but after all, he is a doubles genius, and he cannot generalize, and the legendary achievements he has created in the field of doubles are enough to be left for future generations to worship!
Karyl Al Mohannadi, who has just become the president of the Asian Table Tennis Federation, calls both Xu Xin and Kanazawa Soo "table tennis legends", especially Xu Xin, who introduced: "His athlete career is still going on. We hope that he will not only be able to continue his glory on the field, but also become familiar with the work of international organizations as soon as possible, and bring his rich experience and thinking about the future development of Asian table tennis into a new job. ”
Liu Guoliang also congratulated Ai Tu, he believes that Xu Xin's election means an extension of the career of champion players, and this is also a beginning, he hopes that more champion players will be able to join the work of international organizations in the future and become the backbone of the world table tennis world.
Previously, Cai Zhenhua had encouraged and suggested Ding Ning to work in international sports organizations, but unexpectedly, Xu Xin, who was now a little less professional achievement, preempted Ding Ning, Ma Long and other legendary Grand Slams, and first entered the ranks of vice presidents of the Asian Table Tennis Federation. In the future, the "People's Artist" is also expected to succeed Cai Zhenhua and also take charge of the Asian Table Tennis Federation, making greater contributions to table tennis in China and Asia!