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Liu Guoliang attends the women's singles final during the WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022 in Xinxiang, Henan Province, China, October 30, 2022. /VCG
Liu Guoliang has resigned as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), with current CTTA vice president Wang Liqin elected as the organization's new chief on Wednesday.
Having achieved a career singles Grand Slam of Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup, Liu was appointed chief coach of China's national team in 2013, leading the team to a sweep of four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was first elected CTTA president in 2018, and re-elected in 2023. During his tenure, China claimed nine of ten Olympic gold medals in table tennis at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
Wang, 46, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Championships singles winner. Retiring from the national team in 2013, he has served as CTTA vice president since 2018.