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Table Tennis World Team Championships finally canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

International Table Tennis Federation says in a statement that it hoped to hold the event in February 2021 but was forced to cancel due to the worsening situation in Korea Republic

International table tennis returns after 238-day COVID-19 hiatus with tournaments in China

The ITTF, the sport's world governing body, said in September that players would be banned from breathing on balls and there would be no handshakes after matches.

Ultimate Table Tennis indefinitely postponed amidst ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Ultimate Table Tennis, which began in 2017, was to take place after the Tokyo Olympics, which has now been moved to next year because of the pandemic.

India's table tennis players including Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan unwilling to join proposed national camp before August

Following the central government's decision to open sports stadiums and complexes without spectators last month, the TTFI had sought players' availability twice for the training camp, first for the beginning of June and then for June last week. The Players have ended up saying no to both.

Coronavirus Outbreak: International Table Tennis Federation extends suspension of activities till July end

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Saturday extended the suspension its activities till end of July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Outbreak: ITTF forced to cancel nine tournaments, including two World Tour events, due to COVID-19

The ITTF has already suspended all its activities till June end. Earlier this month, the world body had set new dates for the World Team Championships, which were supposed to take place in Busan in March. It will now be held in September-October.

After winning first ITTF title in 10 years, Achanta Sharath Kamal becomes highest-ranked Indian at World No 31

In the women's rankings, Manika Batra is in the 63rd position while Sutirtha Mukherjee entered the top-100 for the first time. She jumped 14 spots to be 95th

Coronavirus Outbreak: India's top-ranked table tennis player G Sathiyan trains with robot to hone skills during lockdown

The robot, which Sathiyan imported from Germany, can launch up to 120 balls per minute from across the net with varying spin and speed

Coronavirus Outbreak: TT world body staff takes voluntary pay cut to deal with financial implications of postponed events

The entire staff of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), including its president, has opted for a voluntary pay cut to deal with severe financial challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Outbreak: ITTF suspends all planned events until 30 June, rankings frozen as of March

The ITTF Executive Committee met on Sunday to further discuss the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the international table tennis event schedule