Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, speaks during the 2020 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) AGM held in Doha, yesterday.
Durban won the hosting right for the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships during the meeting.
The South African city won 90 votes (69.77%) to beat off competition from the other candidate city, Düsseldorf, Germany, who won 39 votes (30.23%).
CENTRE: ITTF officials pose for a group photo during the meeting. RIGHT: President of Qatar Table Tennis Association and the Arab Table Tennis Association, and Vice-President of the Asian Table Tennis Union and the International Table Tennis Federation, Khalil Ahmed Al Mohannadi revealing Durban as host city for the 2023 ITTF World Championships.
