ITTF Officially Open Marketing & Asia Pacific Headquarters
Following the hugely successful VOLKSWAGEN Women's World Cup the International Table Tennis Federation's new Marketing & Asia Pacific Headquarters was officially opened in Singapore.
With the ITTF President, Adham Sharara, present there was high media interest and many took the opportunity to interview him about the global game.
The Straits Times (Print & online) Breaking news
Table tennis aims to inject extra excitement
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) president Adham Sharara hopes to inject various forms of entertainment into future table tennis events in a bid to attract more spectators. He expressed this at the official opening of the ITTF's Marketing and Asia Pacific Headquarters at the Tanglin International Centre yesterday [Read More].
Today (Print & online)
Up next: Table tennis world championships?
The Volkswagen 2011 Women's World Cup table tennis event which ended on Sunday at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall was well-received by Singapore fans. And ping pong fans here could have even more to cheer about, with the International Table Tennis Association working together to try and bring the world championships here in 2016, or 2017 [Read More].
The New Paper
ITTF is here to stay
We want to be here for the long haul. That was the message Adam Sharara, president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), had yesterday morning. The Canadian spoke at the official opening of ITTF's marketing and Asia Pacific headquarters at the Tanglin International Centre.
Asian One Sports
Singapore 'suited' to host world championships
The International Table Tennis Federation hopes Singapore will eventually be able to host either the World Team Championships or the World Championships. After the Republic's successful hosting of the Volkswagen Women's World Cup last weekend, ITTF president Adham Sharara believes that Singapore's superior efficiency and organisational know-how make it a good choice to host the major table-tennis event. He also hoped that once the Sports Hub is ready, they can discuss bringing the world championships here.
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