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June 2, 2010

New Olympic Regulations Ratified

London 2010

Courtesy of ITTF

The limit of a National Olympic Committee to two athletes in singles’ events at the forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games, proposed earlier in the week by the Annual General Meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation, was ratified by the ITTF Board of Directors on Friday May 28, 2010.

The total number of entries acceptable will be 86 men and 86 women, just as in Beijing in 2008. A maximum of three players from a National Olympic will be eligible; two for singles and three for team events.

Athletes who qualify must fulfill the requirements of the Olympic Charter and be approved by their National Olympic Committee; in addition all athletes must comply with the eligibility criteria established by the International Table Tennis Federation for Olympic competitions.

Seventy-two (72) athletes per gender will qualify as follows:

28 ITTF World Ranking, with a maximum of two (2) players per NOC
40 Continental Qualification
2 Final World Qualification Event
1 Tripartite Commission Invitation Place
1 Host NOC direct entry
72 Total

The remaining quota of 14 athletes per gender (team quota) will be used to complete the teams if necessary.

The Final World Qualification Tournament may qualify more than two (2) players if the Team Quota (14 places) is not fully utilized.

More details for qualification system will follow.

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