Vladimir Samsonov Re-elected Chairman of ITTF Athletes’ Commission
May 11, 2014
Table Tennis legend Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) has been re-elected as the Chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Athletes’ Commission in an election held at the ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Samsonov, who was in the world’s top 10 for a remarkable 15 years, stated: ”representing the athletes is a great honor, but I am also aware of my responsibilities. I am very exited, and will work very hard in order to justify the trust the athletes have placed in me.”
“It will be a pleasure to work with the old and new Athletes Commission members, and I am excited to get back to work for the good of the athletes.”
The following four athletes were elected by their peers to join Samsonov on the Athletes’ Commission until 2018:
- Jean-Michel SAIVE (BEL)
- Zoran PRIMORAC (CRO)
- Krisztina TÓTH (HUN)
- David POWELL (AUS)