Busan World Table Tennis Championships Opens Today
The Busan World Table Tennis Championships 2024 will be held at BEXCO Busan from July 16-25.
Around 2,000 athletes from 40 countries will compete in the women's and men's team events.
Organized by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the World Table Tennis Championships alternate between individual and team events every year. This year, the 2024 Busan World Table Tennis Championships will be hosted by the Busan Organizing Committee and will feature two men's and women's team events.
This year's tournament is especially significant as it will be the first to be held in Korea in the 100th anniversary year of the sport's inception in 1914, with 16 qualification spots for the team event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games up for grabs.
South Korea will be represented by Shin Yoo-bin, Jeon Jeon-hee, Lee Sion, Yoon Hyo-bin and Lee Eun-hye in the women's team event and Jang Woo-jin, Lim Jong-hoon, Lee Sang-soo, Park Kyu-hyun and Ahn Jae-hyun in the men's team event. Shin Yoo-bin and Jeon Jeon-hee won the women's doubles gold medal at the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games, the first time in 21 years, so they will have high hopes of winning a medal at the Games.
The opening ceremony on Sunday will kick off the Games with a spectacular performance, including a traditional Korean cultural performance, the Cheotadae March, an EDM laser show featuring a table tennis table with the theme of the Games' motto, “One Table, One World,” and a congratulatory performance by singer Sohyang, who will perform the official theme song, “Win for you.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo Yoo-chon will congratulate Korea on hosting the World Table Tennis Championships and declare the tournament open at 4 p.m. on Sunday at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1.
“Through this tournament, I hope that the next generation of Korean table tennis stars will be born in Busan and that Korea will become a vibrant sports powerhouse by expanding the popularity of table tennis, which can be easily enjoyed as a daily sport,” said Minister Yoo. “I also hope that this tournament will showcase the power of K-culture to the world.
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