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CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Recently, the Chinese Table Tennis Association has released an announcement that the national youth and national table tennis junior training teams will be officially built at the end of 2020. According to the Table Tennis Association in Chongqing, the first phase of the municipal qualification trials is planned to be carried out at the Fengdu Stadium on September 11 and the registration starts from now on.

The national youth team will consist of 32 female and 32 male members aged from 11 to 14, while the national junior team will consist of 32 female and 32 male members aged from 7 to 10. The two teams will carry out at least 2 times of trainings every year and the athletes will have the chance to participate in international competitions on behalf of China.

According to the Table Tennis Association in Chongqing, the Association will immediately establish the organizing committee for qualification trials after releasing the announcement, and has given the registration notice to nearly 100 major table tennis clubs across Chongqing. Athletes interested in the training can search for WeChat official account “Yundong Chongqing” to enter the event registration options and select the “Chongqing trials for national youth and national junior training teams of Chinese Table Tennis Association” for online registration. (Translated by Huang Juan, Fathom Language Limited)