Liu Guoliang has resigned as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association

Liu Guoliang has resigned as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, with current vice president Wang Liqin being elected the organization’s new chief earlier this morning.
Having achieved a career singles Grand Slam of Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup, Liu was appointed chief coach of China’s national team in 2013, leading them to a sweep of four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was first elected CTTA president in 2018, and re-elected in 2023. During his tenure, China claimed nine out of 10 Olympic gold medals in table tennis at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. New president Wang is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Championships winner and retired from the national team in 2013. Six-time Olympic gold medalist Ma Long has been elected vice president.