1.4 Objects
Description
This article is from the Table Tennis (Ping Pong) FAQ, by ttennis@bu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
1.4 Objects
1.4.1 The objects of the ITTF shall be:
1.4.1.1 to uphold the principles of the ITTF and to develop the spirit of
friendship and mutual assistance among Associations and players;
1.4.1.2 to regulate relations between Associations and between Associations
and other organisations;
1.4.1.3 to seek continual improvement in the technical standard of table tennis
and in the extent of participation in the sport throughout the world;
1.4.1.4 to foster friendly sporting competition and to eliminate unfair and
unsporting practices such as the use of drugs to affect performance;
1.4.1.5 to define the requirements for Olympic eligibility;
1.4.1.6 to establish and maintain the Laws of Table Tennis and the Regulations
for International Competitions;
1.4.1.7 to publish the standard text, which shall be the English text, of the
Rules, consisting of the Constitution, the Laws and the Regulations;
1.4.1.8 to encourage the publication of the Rules in other languages and to
check the accuracy of such publications;
1.4.1.9 to promote and to supervise the World Championships;
1.4.1.10 to employ the funds of the ITTF as may be expedient in the interests
of international table tennis.
Continue to:
My Books
