KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU)
announced that the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Beirut from Sept 12-18
has been cancelled due to safety reasons.
The cancellation was in relation to the threat to the safety in Lebanon
purportedly due to the ongoing violence in neighboring country – Syria.
The Union which expressed their deepest apologies, however, did not announce
the new date or venue for the competition.
Following the cancellation, the Table Tennis Association of Malaysia (TTAM)
can also reviewed its plan to send Muhd Shakirin Ibrahim, Chai Kian Beng,
Muhamad Ashraf Haiqal Muhamad Riza, Beh Lee Wei, Ng Sock Khim, Chiu Soo Jiin and
Lee Rou You.
TTAM executive director Soong Poh Wah when contacted confirmed the status of
the tournament.
--MORE
SPORTS-TABLE TENNIS 2 (LAST) KUALA LUMPUR
"TTAM was hoping to use the tournament as the final preparation for the 2011
SEA Games in Indonesia," he told Bernama here today.
Soong said following the cancellation, the players would continue training
at the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil before leaving to Indonesia for
the SEA Games from Nov 11-25.
Among countries that were expected to participate in the tournament were
Malaysia, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Singapore, India, Japan,
South Korea and China.
-- BERNAMA
AEO NAK JRL
There are no comments yet