ZEN-NOH Named Title Sponsor of ITTF 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships

October 18, 2013

ZEN-NOH, the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations, has been unveiled as the title sponsor of the 2014 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships, which are to beld in Tokyo from 28 April – 5 May 2014.

ITTF’s President Adham SHARARA said: “It is encouraging to see the preparations for the World Championships in Tokyo being at a very advanced stage. This gives the ITTF confidence that another great event will be staged by the Japan Table Tennis Association.”

“I take this opportunity to welcome ZEN-NOH as the title sponsor, and I am sure that they will be more than satisfied with the tremendous exposure they will receive through world-wide TV coverage,” he added.

Japanese Table Tennis Association Vice President Koji KIMURA added: “I would like to express my sincere appreciation to ZEN-NOH, who kindly accepted the title sponsorship for the ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships. Table tennis players and fans in Japan have special feelings and preference for team table tennis, so it should be a great event.”

Mr. Masanobu YOSHINAGA, the Senior Executive Vice President of ZEN-NOH, commented: “We are honored to be the title sponsor of ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships.”

“ZEN-NOH has been supporting children who are striving for their dreams in the various sports for a long time. We hope that by seeing the championships, many children will be inspired to start playing table tennis in the pursuit of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” he added.