Table tennis: Olympic prospects

The NOC of Belarus continued a series of meetings on preparations for major international tournaments and 2028 Olympic Games qualification events with a meeting with the national table tennis team and coaching staff.

The meeting was attended by Sport Minister Sergei Kovalchuk, Head of the Olympic Movement Development Department of the NOC of Belarus Maksim Sinitsyn, senior officials of the table tennis federation and the Republican Center for Olympic Training in Tennis, and the head coach, senior coaches of the national team and athletes.

In an open dialogue format, the meeting discussed the preparations for the upcoming major tournaments: the 2026 European Championships in Slovenia, the qualifying competitions for the 4th European Games in 2027 in Istanbul, and the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.

Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of scientific and medical support for the training process, making maximum use of the experience and capabilities of the National Scientific and Practical Center of Sports.

In addition, the meeting touched upon the international agenda, the current issues of the development of youth sports, and the training of coaching personnel and specialists in the sport.

Press service of the NOC of Belarus