The buzz at the ITTF World Cup in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) hit a new peak when International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Petra Sörling, Deputy President Liu Guoliang, and CEO Steve Dainton took the stage to unveil the first wave of adjustments for table tennis at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Though Sörling, Liu and Dainton held back on granular details, the briefing confirmed that the sport will evolve in ways designed to keep matches crisp, athletes at their best and fans worldwide fully engaged.
Drawing on insights gathered from past Olympic cycles, the ITTF leadership underscored a commitment to modernizing formats and leveraging digital platforms to reach a new generation of viewers. Liu Guoliang, himself an Olympic gold medalist, stressed that athlete voices are central to final decisions. CEO Steve Dainton rounded out the session with a promise of regular updates as the LA 2028 playbook takes shape.
With less than two years until the Opening Ceremony in Los Angeles, table tennis is poised to embrace fresh energy on one of sport's biggest stages. Stay tuned as the ITTF charts a course toward a more dynamic, global spectacle at LA 2028.
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ITTF officials brief media on adjustments for table tennis at LA 2028
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