Coronavirus impact: Table tennis world team championships postponed again
March 30, 2020 16:03 ISTThe ITTF met on the weekend to make the postponement decision and it will propose new dates this week.
The ITTF met on the weekend to make the postponement decision and it will propose new dates this week.
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Apart from ITTF events suspension, the ITTF Executive Committee also had proposal of new dates for the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships to be announced in the coming week.
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