46th
World Table
Tennis Championships
Osaka, Japan · April 23 - May 6, 2001
Asian Table Tennis Union General
Meeting
On May 3, the ATTU held its General Meeting where
the following decisions were made regarding the appointment or reappointment of
officers and selection of event venues. In this meeting the retirement and
promotion of Mr. Atsushi Goto (Japan) to President Emeritus was approved. Mr. Li
Furong (China) was newly elected as ATTU President. In addition, Mr. Koji Kimura
(Japan) was appointed Deputy President of ATTU. [Note – Li Furong is known to
many as the finalist in Men’s Singles at the 1961, 1963 and 1965 World
Championships.]
ATTU Officers
| President |
Li Furong (new) |
| Deputy President |
Koji Kimura
(new) |
| Member, Council |
Sachiko Yokota
(new) |
| Member,
Technical and Rules Committee |
Masayuki
Shirakawa (reappointed) |
| Member,
Coaching and Junior Committee |
Masahiro
Maehara (new) |
| Member,
Veterans Committee |
Hiroshi
Karahashi (reappointed) |
Upcoming Events
| Asian
Cup (Men)
|
After Oct. 25, 2001
|
Tehran, Iran
|
| Asian
Cup (Women)
|
After
Oct. 25, 2001
|
India
|
| Asian
Junior Championships |
Early
January, 2002
|
Hong Kong |
| Asian
Cup (Men and Women)
|
March or Sept., 2002
|
Singapore
|
| Asian
Championships |
Feb. 22-28, 2003
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
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