Zhengzhou International 国际乒联总决赛11月下旬在郑举行

 

The grand Final of International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF) will be held in Zhengzhou in late November.

国际乒联总决赛将于11月下旬在郑州举行

 

According to the International Table Tennis Federation, the 2020 ITTF finals will be held at the Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center on November 19 to 22.

据国际乒联消息，2020年国际乒联决赛将于11月19日到22日在郑州奥体中心举行。

 

It is also the first time that the highest professional table tennis tournament of the ITTF has made Zhengzhou a choice after last year.

这也是自去年以来，国际乒联最高职业乒乓球赛首次落在郑州。

 

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 ITTF World Tour, the 2020 ITTF World Tour Final which was originally held at the end of this year has been named as the 2020 ITTF Final.

由于2020年国际乒联世界巡回赛被取消，原定于今年年底举行的2020年国际乒联世界巡回赛决赛被命名为2020年国际乒联决赛。

 

China Table Tennis Association (ITTF) President Liu Guolang arrived in Zhengzhou on Sept 30 to inspect the venue for this year's ITTF Final competitions and discuss the handling of the event.

9月30日，中国乒乓球协会(ITTF)主席刘国朗抵达郑州，视察今年国际乒联(ITTF)决赛的场地，并讨论了赛事的处理。

 

In the meeting with all parties, Liu Guoliang expressed the gratitude of the International Table Tennis Federation and the China Table Tennis Association to all circles in Henan Province for their strong support to the development of table tennis.

在会见各方时，刘国梁表示，国际乒联和中国乒乓球协会感谢河南省各界对乒乓球事业发展的大力支持。

 

"Henan has nurtured many excellent table tennis players, including me, and I feel pride every time I come back to my hometown.

“河南培养了很多优秀的乒乓球运动员，包括我，每次回到家乡我都感到特别自豪。

 

Henan is a big province, but it should be a strong province for table tennis."

河南是一个大省，但也应该是一个乒乓球强省。”

 

Liu also fully affirmed Zhengzhou's experience and advantages in hosting large-scale events and expressed his willingness to further promote the international Table Tennis Federation and China Table Tennis Association to deepen exchanges and cooperation with Zhengzhou, successfully hold sports events, carry forward the sports spirit, popularize national fitness and promote the building of a healthy China.

刘也充分肯定了郑州在举办大型活动的经验和优势,并表示他愿意进一步促进国际乒乓球联合会和中国乒乓球协会与郑州深化交流与合作,成功举办体育赛事,弘扬体育精神,普及全民健身,推动建设一个健康的中国。