International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) CEO Steve Dainton (below R) and Chinese Table Tennis Association President Liu Guoliang (below L) react during the opening ceremony of the 2020 ITTF women's world cup in Weihai, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 8, 2020. China's table tennis chief Liu Guoliang was named chair of the newly-formed World Table Tennis Council on June 29, aiming to make table tennis one of the leading sports in the world. After a stellar playing career, in which he won Olympic and World Championship gold medals, Liu has since overseen serial success as head coach of the Chinese national team and as Chinese Table Tennis Association president. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
