Mumbai: The fourth edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) was today postponed to next year due to concerns over health and safety of players amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The league was originally proposed to be held in India from 14 to 31 August, after the Tokyo Olympics, moved to next year because of the pandemic. It was indefinitely postponed before now being shifted to next year.
‘We must avoid any risk to the health and safety of the players and other stakeholders, especially with 2021 being an Olympic year. Furthermore, international travel restrictions are still abound with clarity awaited on the same,’ UTT co-promoters Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj said in a statement.
‘So after evaluating the current situation and after due deliberations with TTFI, we have arrived at a mutual consensus to not conduct UTT in this calendar year,’ they added.
‘We are optimistic that 2021 will be healthier and happier, and in due course of time we hope to announce the dates for UTT to be held next year,’ the statement said.
