Table tennis-China Olympic champion Fan says the fines were a surprise

Table tennis-China Olympic champion Fan says the fines were a surprise

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(Reuters) – Chinese Olympic champion Fan Zhendong said on Sunday he had not been officially notified in advance that he would face fines imposed on him by the World Table Tennis (WTT) for tournaments he missed in recent months.

His comments contradicted a WTT statement the day before that the rules for tournament play had long been in effect.

Fan, who won gold medals in both the men's singles and the men's team at this year's Paris Olympics, said on Friday he could not afford to pay the fines imposed on players for skipping WTT-sanctioned tournaments.

Both Fan and Women's Singles and Team Olympic champion Chen Meng announced on Friday that they would withdraw from the circuit and withdraw from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings.

In a statement on Saturday, the WTT said the rules were “consistent, not new”.

“We deeply respect the contributions of Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng, two icons who have inspired countless fans and athletes around the world,” the report said.

“These rules, which include automatic entry for players ranked in the global rankings, have been in effect since WTT was founded four years ago.”

The WTT statement sparked backlash among Chinese fans on the social media platform Weibo.

In a post on Weibo on Sunday, Fan said he had been told the rule would come into effect from 2025.

“I am not sure when the relevant content of punishing non-participating players first appeared, but I am sure that I was never officially informed that I will be fined if I withdraw from the competition ,” the 27-year-old wrote.

“Last week I received the official message stating that WTT will strictly apply the latest penalty rules from next year.

“I received the document on Monday this week and signed and submitted it the same day.”

The ITTF, the sport's governing body which created the WTT in 2019, did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

Fan did not compete at the WTT Finals in Japan in November and last played a WTT competition in June.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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