ITTF president Thomas Weikert enters race for German Olympic Sports Confederation presidency
Weikert has received the support of 14 German sporting organizations to run for president of the DOSB. His term as ITTF president expires in November.
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IIHF bans Belarus hockey president for five years for code of conduct violations - Federation Focus
Also: no contested election for next ITTF president; BWF calendar shrinks as event in India cancelled due to pandemic; FISU announces early bids for 2027 and 2029 World University Games
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2021 World Table Tennis Championships is ready for lift-off in Houston
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Statement from the ITTF Executive Committee
International Women's Day: online conference open to all
Federation Focus: Judo Tension, FINA Executive Changes, Rugby World Cup Postponed
Pandemic delay for Rugby Women's World Cup, Paris Judo Grand Slam in flux...Retirement for FINA veteran.
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Inaugural World Table Tennis Youth Series events announced for 2021
Banking on the big restart of sports and events
Former Olympic Leader in El Salvador Dies of Covid-19
(ATR) Melecio Rivera, 82, was president of the Latin American Table Tennis Union and a former executive of ODECABE and PASO.
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Muere por Covid-19 ex dirigente olimpico en El Salvador
(ATR) Melecio Rivera, 82, fue presidente de la Unión Latinoamericana de Tenis de Mesa y ex ejecutivo de ODECABE y ODEPA.
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