Kolkata, Jan. 8 -- The two-day Executive Committee Meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), to be hosted by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), will be held at Hotel Le Meridien in New Delhi between January 10 and 11, 2020. The previous EC meeting was held way back in 1987 when TTFI played host to the World Championships in New Delhi, according to TTFI secretary general MP Singh.

The EC meeting, to be chaired by president Thomas Weikert, will discuss, among other things, the role of India in furthering the cause of table tennis.

TTFI has evinced interest in hosting the 2024 World Championships (team events) in India, besides seeking to organise a Platinum championships in 2021.

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