In the competition for the right to host the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships, there are only two applicant cities, namely Durban in South Africa and Dusseldorf in Germany. In the final vote, Durban won the final victory with an overwhelming advantage, with 90 votes to 39 votes. The World Table Tennis Championships finally came to South Africa, which is also conducive to the promotion and popularization of table tennis in the world.
Another proposal is closely related to table tennis. In order to be more beneficial to itself in the game, the Japanese team put forward a suggestion to modify the serving height. The reason is that the current service is higher than the standard of 16 cm, and it is difficult for the referee to judge. In order to make the service judgment more intuitive, they suggested that the original service should be higher than 16 cm and higher than the head. In this way, not only the referee can easily determine whether it is illegal, but also the elderly and children can see it.
The Japanese team put forward such an idea, which is naturally based on its own interests. Japanese players are generally short in stature, and the serving height can generally exceed the head. The amendment has little effect on them. For those tall players in table tennis and Europe, the service needs to be higher than before to surpass the head. Moreover, backhand serve is rarely thrown over the head, and Japanese players rarely have backhand serve routines.
For table tennis players, serving and attacking tactics are the most important scoring methods. Athletes' service is matched with tactics, especially the service habit formed by top players after long-term training. If it is broken, the service strength and coordination tactics will be greatly affected, which will directly affect the sports performance.
Moreover, the height of each player is different, and the serving distance beyond the head is also different. Short Japanese players will have an advantage, which is obviously unfair to all players. In addition, in order to meet the requirements of exceeding the head, players can also lower the height of the head by lowering their heads or squatting to meet the requirements of the rules.
The Japanese team's proposal is basically a repressive measure against table tennis, which makes it difficult for the main table tennis players to exert their original strength and is conducive to Japanese players to achieve better results in the competition. It is not surprising that ITTF's continuous reform this year is basically aimed at Guo Ping's monopoly.
Fortunately, everyone's eyes are discerning, and everyone knows what medicine is sold in the gourd of the Japanese team. Therefore, the voting result also disappointed the Japanese team. This proposal needs the consent of 3/4 of the total votes before it can be passed. The final voting result is that among the 140 people who have the right to vote, 12 1 votes are valid, 19 votes are absent and abstained, 50.4 1 votes are in favor and 60 votes are against. In the end, the proposal to modify the serving height was rejected by the general assembly.
The rejection of the service proposal also reflects that ITTF is no longer under the command of the Japan Table Tennis Association and has great power to expect fairness. Table tennis should also be better developed under the premise of fairness and justice. Guo Ping should also pay close attention to the movements of various associations and use its influence to maintain the good development of table tennis.
Will the Japanese Table Tennis Association take further measures after the idea is shattered?
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