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Portugal and Qatar to host #Rise2Tokyo World Olympic Qualification events!

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Thursday, 23 May 2019 01:59

The World Team Qualification Event will be held in Gondomar, Portugal between 22 – 26 January 2020.

The World Singles Qualification Event will take place in Doha, Qatar between 26 – 29 May 2020.

The two countries’ successful bids are set to bring tens of thousands of fans through the gates to watch the world’s top athletes battle it out to qualify for Tokyo 2020, with many more benefits for the host cities outlined below.

Why Portugal and Qatar?

Vicky Eleftheriade, ITTF Competition Director

World Team Qualification Event – How it works?

The World Team Qualification Event will see nine national teams qualify directly for the Tokyo 2020 Teams competition, accounting for over half of the total 16 available spots.

While the host country, Japan, will qualify directly, the remaining six spots will be decided via Continental Team qualification and ultimately occupied by one team (three athletes) per National Olympic Committee.

Once an NOC qualifies for the Tokyo 2020 Team Event, they will be able to nominate the three athletes competing in the Team Event and, among them, which two will compete in the Singles Event.

Given that nine countries qualify from the World Team Qualification Event, this equates to 18 individual athletes booking their place for the Tokyo 2020 Singles competition.

What about the World Singles Qualification Event?

The World Singles Qualification Event will contribute between two and eight athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Singles competition, which in turn will feature a total of 64-70 athletes, the remainder of which will qualify through a variety of avenues, explained in detail here.

Big benefits for host cities!

By hosting the Olympic Qualification events ahead of Tokyo 2020, cities are not merely attracting fans physically to the venues and benefitting from the added potential of tourism, but also showcasing their landmarks on the world stage, reaching huge worldwide TV and social media audiences, while creating an iconic legacy event for the city as a whole.

In terms of exposure, cities will benefit from prime TV broadcasts around the world and the chance to connect with 3 million ITTF social media fans across the globe.

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