2020釜山世乒團體賽延期 - 桌球

原訂三月22-29，在釜山舉辦的韓亞銀行2020釜山世乒團體賽，因南韓新冠（武漢）肺炎
疫情影響，將延至今年六月21-28舉辦。

原文網址：

https://tinyurl.com/tlvcfu4

原文如下：
In light of the emerging situation in Korea Republic and to best preserve the
health and safety of players, officials and fans, the Hana Bank 2020 World
Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan have been postponed with the dates
of 21-28 June provisionally reserved.

Following news last Friday of the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Busan,
Korea Republic, an emergency contingency meeting was held between the ITTF
Senior Management, the Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) and
representatives of the city of Busan to discuss the status of the Hana Bank
2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships.

Following the meeting, the following decisions were subsequently confirmed
and approved by the ITTF Executive Committee and all stakeholders in Busan:

1. To postpone the event, originally planned for 22-29 March 2020

2. To provisionally reserve the dates of 21-28 June 2020 and to monitor the
situation in the coming weeks.

Given the uncertainty and changing situation in Korea Republic amidst the
outbreak of COVID-19 across the nation, the decision was made with the health
and safety of players, officials and fans as the top priority.

In light of the postponement of the Hana Bank 2020 World Team Table Tennis
Championships, the ITTF is currently working with the local organising
committee of the World Tour Australian and Korean Opens to find suitable
dates for those events, which had been scheduled to take place during the
same period.

The ITTF places on record its thanks to the local organising committee in
Busan and the KTTA, led by president Ryu Seung-min, for their outstanding
professionalism in dealing with this extraordinary situation. By continuing
to work hard and in close cooperation with all stakeholders in Busan, the
ITTF remains confident about putting on a great World Championships in June.

Further updates will be forthcoming when more information comes to hand.

For any queries, please contact [email protected]

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