Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said, “Hosting the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships is an important step for us in promoting sports and especially table tennis in the state. I congratulate TT Federation of India and the Odisha State TT Association for partnering with our Government in hosting this prestigious event. I hope this event will bring renewed focus on Table Tennis, in which India has been performing well in recent times. I extend my best wishes to the participating teams.”

Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera said, “This championship will see participation from some of the best players from across the globe. Indian paddlers have displayed unprecedented performance at the Asiad and Commonwealth Games in 2018 and the upcoming Championship will be exciting for all to watch. We look forward to welcoming the teams and its officials to Odisha.”

Commending the Odisha Government, ITTF Director and TTFI Advisor Dhanraj Choudhary said, “Odisha, with its finest sports infrastructure and expertise has a global recognition today for hosting international sporting events of repute. We are thankful to the State Government for becoming the host of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. We are confident participants and spectators will leave with a positive experience.”

OSTTA President L N Gupta said, “Odisha TT team is ranked 10 in the country and an international table tennis event in the home state is very encouraging for our players. They will get to witness great games, skills and tactics which they can observe and leverage in their individual performances. We are thankful to the State Government for taking a lead in promoting the sport.’’
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TOP: OSTTA President LN Gupta, TTFI Senior Vice-president SN Sultan and DSYS Commissioner-cum-Secretary Vishal Dev display the MoU documents in the presence of CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on July 1, 2019.
RIGHT: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik applauds the signing of Commonwealth TT Championship MoU in Bhubaneswar on July 1, 2019.