Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 13, ITTF announced on the 13th that in view of the severe situation of the global spread of the new Crown pneumonia epidemic, ITTF decided to suspend all events before the end of April.
ITTF said in a statement that it always puts the health and safety of players, coaches, staff and fans first, based on the World Health Organization’s recent announcement that the new coronavirus epidemic has constituted a global “pandemic” and the continuous escalation of global travel restrictions, it has decided to suspend all events before the end of April.
ITTF said that the decision will take effect from March 16, aiming at all ITTF authorized events, development activities and ITTF Foundation activities. The International Table Tennis Federation also called on intercontinental associations to follow the decision of the International Table Tennis Federation.
It is reported that on March 16, the executive committee of ITTF will hold an emergency meeting to further discuss the situation. The latest situation of China Hong Kong Open and China Open in May will be updated and released after the meeting.
The International Table Tennis Federation announced on 10th day of this month that due to the impact of the new cap pneumonia epidemic in Japan in recent weeks, the Japan Open of the world tour of the International Table Tennis Federation originally scheduled to be held in Kitakyushu, Japan on April 21-26 was postponed.