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International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

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The international governing body for table tennis, founded in 1926, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2003; its subsidiary World Table Tennis (WTT) has run its commercial and events business since 2019. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Body Type
International federation 1
Founded
1926 1
Headquarters
Lausanne, Switzerland (moved from Hastings, England, in 2003). 1
Founders
Established in Berlin in January 1926 and in London in December of that year, co-founded by Ivor Montagu and William Henry Lawes, with nine founding members: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, British India, Sweden and Wales. 1
Connections

Associated With

International Olympic Committee (IOC), Governing Bodies
International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Governing Bodies
Source Wikipedia, International Table Tennis Federation

Governs

Table Tennis, Sports
Source Wikipedia, International Table Tennis Federation
Sources
1. Wikipedia, International Table Tennis Federation
Wikipedia
  • Founding history section, WTT subsidiary
    In 2019, the ITTF created its subsidiary World Table Tennis (WTT) to manage all its commercial and events business.
  • Founding history section, first championships
    The first international tournament was held in January 1926 in Berlin, while the first World Table Tennis Championships was held in December 1926 in London.
  • Founding history section, founding
    It was established in Berlin in January 1926 and in London in December of that year.
  • Founding history section, founding date
    It was established in Berlin in January 1926
  • Founding history section, headquarters move
    In 2003, the ITTF moved its headquarters from Hastings to Lausanne and set the ITTF Museum there.
  • Governs: Table Tennis, Lead section, scope of governance
  • Associated With: International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Founding history
    In 2007, the governance for para table tennis was transferred from the International Paralympic Committee to the ITTF.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the International Table Tennis Federation have a separate organization called World Table Tennis?

WTT is the ITTF's commercial and events subsidiary, running that business since 2019.

World Table Tennis (WTT) is a subsidiary that the International Table Tennis Federation set up to run the sport's commercial and events business, a role it has held since 2019. The ITTF itself remains the international governing body for table tennis, founded in 1926 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2003.
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