WORLD TABLE TENNIS
DAY 2023 REPORT

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WTTD 2023 – FROM US TO YOU“WTTD is a celebration of table tennis,
where we share our passion, we bring morepeople to the table but we also share amessage for a positive social change”.
From this year onwards, World Table Tennis
Day is celebrated on the 23rd of April,honoring Mr. Ivor Montagu, the organizer ofthe ﬁrst World Table Tennis Championships
in 1926 and the founder and ﬁrst Presidentof the ITTF.
This year, sustainability was the star of theoccasion where everyone showed their love
and appreciation for people, planet andprosperity through table tennis.
Along with this year’s motto: "Think
Sustainably, Act Now", we have launched asustainability toolkit that helps you
integrate sustainability in your daily table
tennis activities. Our goal at the ITTF
Foundation is to inspire organisations, ITTF
Member Associations and individuals tostart addressing sustainable
development as their top priorities.
I want to thank you all for celebrating thisday as our own day and for ensuring thatTable Tennis is for All. For a Better Life.
We thank StreetTT for the fruitfulcollaboration and promoting World Table
Tennis Day through their webpage:https://www.streettt.com/
The ITTF Group is taking action to ensurethat table tennis will remain in everyhouse, every corner all around the world.
Our mission is to keep the World Table
Tennis Day legacy running for the future.
Let’s work together for a better, stronger
and more sustainable tomorrow!
Leandro Olvech
ITTF Foundation Director2

WTTD over the years
USA + DENMARKNEW YORK + AARHUS

ARGENTINABUENOS AIRES

2017

UGANDA

HOIMA + KAMPALA

2019

20152023

WORLDWIDE

24 HOUR STREAM

20212016

NEPAL

KATHMANDU

2018

JORDANZAATARI

2020

World Table Tennis
at home day

2022

WORLDWIDE

24 HOUR LIVE STREAM

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JERSEYSPAINGREECEMALTA

GIBRALTARCUBA

JAMAICABELIZEGUATEMALA
EL SALVADOR NICARAGUACOSTA RICA
PANAMA

TURKEYSYRIABARBADOS

ST. VINCENT GRENADAVENEZUELACOLOMBIA

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOGUYANASURINAMEMAURITANIAMALISENEGALGAMBIA
BURKINA FASOGUINEA-BISSAU GUINEASIERRA LEONE

LIBYA

NIGER

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ARABIANIGERIACAMEROONSÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPEGABONCONGO BRAZZAVILLEPAKISTAN

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AFRICA

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SUDAN

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Organisers
by Continents

2Oceania

The Americas

Europe13Europe

5Oceania

3 Australia
1 Tonga

20152016

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2019

2020

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12North America

422 India
8 Pakistan
6 Nepal5 Türkiye
4 Philippines
3 Bangladesh
3 Iran2 Afghanistan
2 China
2 Japan
2 Malaysia
2 Russia
2 United Arab Emirates
1 Bhutan
1 Hong Kong China
1 Jordan
1 Korea DPR
1 Kyrgyzstan
1 Lebanon
1 Macao China
1 Palestine
1 Qatar
1 Vietnam

Oceania

12 Venezuela
10 Colombia
9 Peru8 USA
7 Mexico
6 Canada
5 Brazil
4 Paraguay
4 El Salvador
4 Ecuador
3 Uruguay
3 Grenada
3 Argentina
2 St. Vincent
2 Saint Kitts and Nevis
2 Panama
2 Nicaragua
2 Jamaica
2 Chile2 Bonaire
1 Honduras
1 Dominican Republic

Asia

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COMPARATIVE TABLE

TheAmericas

494

TheAmericas

0%72 Romania
8 Slovak Republic
6 Austria
6 England
6 Spain
26 Ghana
5 Germany
21 Nigeria
4 Kosovo
19 Ethiopia
3 Italy
8 Kenya
3 Latvia
6 South Africa
3 Ukraine
4 Madagascar
3 United Kingdom
4 Tunisia
2 Norway
4 Uganda
2 Poland3 Botswana
2 Slovenia3 Tanzania
2 Democratic Republic 2 Sweden
1 Albaniaof the Congo
1 Belarus
2 Egypt
1 Belgium
2 Eswatini
1 Bosnia- Herzegovina
2 Togo1 Croatia
2 Zimbabwe
1 Czechia
1 Algeria
1 Denmark1 Cameroon
1 Estonia
1 Djibouti
1 France
1 Gabon1 Georgia
1 Guinea- Bissau
1 Greece
1 Lesotho
1 Lithuania
1 Malawi
1 Luxembourg
1 Morocco
1 Moldova
1 Sierra Leone
1 Netherlands
1 Solomon Islands
1 North Macedonia
1 Zambia
1 Northern Ireland
1 Portugal
1 Scotland
1 Serbia
CONTINENT
1 Switzerland
1 WalesAfrica
1 Jersey
AsiaEurope54,77%

119Africa

7,73%

MALE

0%Africa

Asia

FEMALENON-BINARY

37,5%1505ITTF Member Associations in action*MA registered on ITTF Foundation website

Moldova

03

Lebanon

01
Egypt
Tonga

Argentina

01

04

02

02

05

03

04

05

Asia (9)The Americas (7)Europe (7)Africa (6)Oceania (1)Lebanese Table Tennis Federation

Venezuela Table Tennis Federation

Moldova Table Tennis Federation

Kenya Table Tennis Federation

Qatar Table Tennis Association

Ecuadorian Table Tennis Federation

DPR Korea Table Tennis Association

Grenada Table Tennis Association

Norwegian Table Tennis
Federation

Sierra Leone Table Tennis
AssociationTonga Table Tennis
Federation

Japan Table Tennis AssociationEl Salvador Table Tennis Federation

Table Tennis Federation of North
Macedonia

Algerian Table Tennis Federation

Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation

Paraguay Table Tennis Federation

Belarus Table Tennis Federation

Hong Kong Table Tennis Association

Mexican Table Tennis Federation

Swedish Table Tennis Federation

Pakistan Table Tennis Federation

Argentina Federation of TableTennis

Bosnia & Herzegovina Table
Tennis Association

Vietnam Table Tennis Federation
Kyrgyzstan Table Tennis Association

Djiboutian Table Tennis Federation
Egyptian Table Tennis Federation
Lesotho Table Tennis Association

Kosovo Table Tennis Association6Continental Federations Celebration

Argentina

To maximise the sustainable positive impact of table tennis on society, and to respect and represent
the beautiful diversity of the ITTF’s membership in the celebration of the World Table Tennis Day
2023, the ITTF Foundation supported 5 continental federations to organize a highlight event focusing
on sustainability for people, planet, and prosperity through the sport.

African Table Tennis Federation – “Table Tennis for All event”, in Egypt
Asian Table Tennis Union – “Event on Social Integration and Energy Conservation”, in Qatar
European Table Tennis Union – “Spin Towards Sustainability” at the U-21 EuropeanChampionships, in Bosnia
ITTF-Oceania – “Smash Down Barriers” to reduce social inequality, in Tonga.
ITTF-Americas – “Table Tennis for Sustainable Health and Environment”, in Argentina.

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Bosnvina

Qatartpyg
ETonga7

The ITTF Group and the Sports Bureau of
Macao organised a WTTD 2023 celebration
at the iconic Ruins of St Paul’s in Macao
Macao’s youth teamPara Table Tennis players
Special Olympics players
ITTF President Petra Sörling
ITTF Deputy President Liu Guoliang
ITTF Group CEO Steve Dainton
Table Tennis Stars

8The 35 promoters were selected from 29 countries across four continents andwere balanced in terms of gender and diversity. They played a vital role inpromoting table tennis as a tool for social development and inclusion, and theITTF Foundation is committed to supporting their efforts.

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Area toimprove

MALE

NON-BINARY

FEMALE

35 Promoters0%910

Thank you for elevating the #worldtabletennisday to another level:888 Americas
8 Africa
10 Asia
9 Europe

AmericasNicolas Cañeque (Argentina)

AfricaTat Ma (Canada)
Renato Walkowiak (Chile)

Butale Boitshwarelo (Botswana)

Nicolas Montes Rios (Colombia)

Amu Adefolarin (Eswatini)

Mercedes Alexandra Villa Achupallas (Ecuador)

Joseph Amoabeng (Ghana)

Raymundo Galicia (Mexico)

George Okumu Baraza (Kenya)

Francesca Vargas Schebesta (United States of America)

Idowu Ayode-Eletu (Nigeria)

Yasiris Ortiz (United States of America)

Ogunsanya Tempitope Lanre (Nigeria)
Francois Bulambo (Uganda)
Birungi Lloyd (Uganda)

AsiaEurope

Mashal Hashemy (Afghanistan)Rashida Behzad (Afghanistan)

Helena Houdkova (Czechia)

Rekha Dey (India)

Elisabeth Ildal (Denmark)

Oday Al Khozai (Jordan)

Franca Ander (Spain)

Hanan Ibrahim (Lebanon)

Orana Kastriot (Kosovo)

Biken Thapa (Nepal)

Quentin Pradelle (France)

Gurung Om Krishna (Nepal)

Berukashvili Zurabi (Georgia)

Bastola Sirjan (Nepal)

Drs. Wim Kratsborn (Netherlands)

Muhammad Huzaifa (Pakistan)

Karol Dzida (Poland)

John Patrick Cisnero (Philippines)

Ferati Argjend (Kosovo)9

35 Promoters Reports Outcome
Targetgroups:ElderlyPublic
Women and girls
People with disabilities
YouthPROBLEMS:
Reducing inequalities
Sustainable mobility
Rapid urbanizationand deforestation
Gender equality

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35 Promoters Reports Outcome
Some of the activities our Promotersplanned for #worldtabletennisday 2023

• Climate action activities(climate action x sustainable travel)• Eco-friendly activities• Planting trees• Cleaning the event spaces after usages
� Climate education• Responsible consumption lectures• Table tennis tournament• Short exhibitions• Short lessons• Mixed gender tournaments• Wheelchair tournaments• Participants challenging eliteplayers (1 or 3 points)• Generation games• Sport-based exercises addressing
environmental solutions• Produce and play musicfor World Table Tennis Day11

35 Promoters Reports Outcome
Some of the Activities our Promoters planned for #worldtabletennisday 2023
Along with the World Table Tennis Day 2023 celebration,
we launched the sustainability toolkit

75%of the promoters used
the Sustainability Toolkit
during their celebrations

65% checked
more than half ofthe sustainability
checklist

90%
will use it for
the future

90% linked theircelebrations withsustainability: 60%
Planet 40% People.
One the scale from 1 to 10,
promoters found thesustainability toolkit usefulat 7 when asked about it.

76%

Achieved their goal but
still want a long-term
improvement in theircommunities

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42%

More than 40 participants from all over the world joined our WTTD 2023
24-hour online livestream celebration. Interactive live events including
workouts, Meet & Greet sessions featuring the Assar brothers, tabletennis players, World Table Tennis Day promoters and IOC Young
Leaders, as well as Panel Discussions with sports experts focusing on
gender equality, sustainability leadership, sustainable transformation
through sports and sustainability and food waste in sports events.

The 24 hour live
stream reached103,6300% 0%58%

MALE

FEMALEONLINE STREAM PARTICIPANTS

NON-BINARY

24-Hour Online Stream

0%

Youtube: 68,979
Facebook: 34,524
Vfairs: 127

people globally

The 24-hour online stream contains:

13Social Media Reach and Top Posts

1,158

Youtube Impressions

184,965
Facebook Total Reach

58,3193

Twitter Total Reach

#td2
wt

204,312Instagram Total Reach

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