“The safety measures provided by the organisers cannot meet the requirements of the Sports Institute and as a matter of fact, the area is still under great danger of the pandemic,” said head coach Chan Kong-wah.“At the moment, players’ safety is of the utmost importance and we do not want to take the risk. We have already qualified for the Olympics in all table tennis events and that remains our biggest target. We must make sure all our best players can attend the Tokyo Games without any health problem.”
"HKTTA showed some interest in participating in the hub and liaised directly with WTT," the statement added.
"The HKTTA also confirmed to send their full team to Qatar as part of an alternative contingency plan being workshopped by WTT.
"Ultimately HKTTA chose not to enter their team and we are disappointed they are using COVID as an excuse for their decision to not participate.
"We will be reaching out to HKTTA and the HK Sports Institute to understand their concerns and see if they have any advice that can make our Covid-19 measures even better."
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When commenting on Hong Kong's decision not to send a team to Qatar, Chan said he was hoping to send his players to an event in China which he expects to be held in April.
中国乒乓球队取消参加2021WTT中东赛事汇
2021-02-24 16:30中国乒乓球协会
中国乒协与国家队教练组经过对参赛有关的旅行、时间安排以及全球疫情等因素进行全面研判和慎重考虑，以保护运动员安全、健康为首要考虑，同时结合下一阶段的备战计划，正式决定退出2月28日至3月20日在卡塔尔多哈举行的WTT中东赛事汇的两站比赛。经过积极沟通，国际组织和卡塔尔主办方对我队取消参赛一事均表示充分理解和尊重。
国家队目前将留在海南陵水继续备战。
中国乒乓球协会
2021年2月24日
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