A year after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the ITTF world Table Tennis Championships, the Harris region – Houston sports Authority has revealed that it will hold the event November 23–29, 2021, at the George R. brown Convention Center. It will be Camiseta Aston Villa FC the very first time the united states has held the tournament.
The rescheduled event will coincide with as well as celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic objective between the united states as well as China that was dubbed “Ping Pong Diplomacy.”
The event is currently being organized without spectators as well as will comply with strict COVID-19 protocols for participants. All events will be held at the convention center, with the finals staged in the Camiseta Sao Paulo FC venue’s general Assembly Theater.
“What much better method to showcase the sport of table tennis than holding the ITTF world Championships; we couldn’t be much more excited,’’ stated Harris region – Houston sports Authority CEO Janis Burke. “It will be a special week for everybody included to be a part of one historic moment as well as celebrate the other. What a remarkable method to introduce much more players to the sport.’’
The ITTF championships will be one of numerous worldwide events organized in the united states in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympic summertime games in Los Angeles.
“We are thrilled to partner with USA Table Tennis as well as the Harris region – Houston sports Authority to welcome the world Table Tennis championships to the united states for the very first time,” stated Susanne Lyons, chair of the united states Olympic & Paralympic committee Board of Directors. “The USOPC will work collaboratively with the organizers to celebrate the competitors as well as competition as well as offer required logistical support for all participants.”
Fifty years ago, the U.S. table tennis team played its Chinese counterparts in an exhibition that heled establish new diplomatic relations between the countries’ respective leaders. The event relieved diplomatic tensions, enabling then president Richard Nixon to see Beijing in 1972.
“We are overjoyed that the world Table Tennis championships are being held in Houston,” stated Virginia Sung, CEO of USA Table Tennis. “Not only will it mark the very first time the U.S. has hosted, however the 50th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy adds an extra layer of significance. when again, we will have the chance to celebrate our excellent worldwide sport in the spirit of inclusion as well as to demonstrate our shared sense of humanity as we look toward the future.”
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