Liu Guoliang resigned as chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association.
On April 23, Beijing time, the second meeting of the 10th Members' Congress of the Chinese Table Tennis Association was held in Beijing. The meeting reviewed and approved Liu Guoliang's resignation as chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, elected Wang Liqin as the new chairman, Gao Yuanyi and Ma Long as vice chairman, and completed the adjustment of the leadership team in the middle class.
In order to ensure the integrity of the preparation cycle for the Los Angeles Olympics, Liu Guoliang voluntarily proposed to resign as chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association to achieve the alternation of new and innovative development of the new and old table tennis event. Liu Guoyong, deputy director of the General Administration of Sports of China, attended the meeting and fully affirmed Liu Guoliang's outstanding contributions to the Chinese table tennis cause on behalf of the Party Group of the General Administration.
In October 2024, Yao Ming also resigned as chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association with two years left in office. At that time, Yao Ming said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that the reason he chose to leave the Chinese Basketball Association at this time was to leave a complete Olympic cycle for the new team so that they can do their work better.
Liu Guoliang said that he will continue to play an active role, support the development of China's table tennis industry, and contribute to the sports industry. Wang Liqin said that he will continue the mission of the...
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