The European Olympic qualifier in tennis moved from Istanbul after the terrorist attacks. It confirms the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) according to SVT.
– Given the situation in Istanbul, several European members expressed concern for us to travel to Istanbul. ETTU understands this and from a human perspective, it would be unfair to ask our Turkish colleagues will continue preparing for the races, says ETTU President Roland Kramer.
Table tennis qualifier in Istanbul would have been 6 to 10 April. No new spelort is not appointed.
The Swedish player that will play the Olympic qualifiers are Pär Gerell, Kristian Karlsson, Mattias Karlsson, Li Fen, Matilda Ekholm and Linda Bergström.
Sweden was a an many countries urged ETTU changing spelort for qualifying.
– We have been in contact with many other national coaches and the turmoil is great among many. You do not want this stuff hanging over them when you go to a competition, said the Swedish coach Ulf “gauge” Carlsson told TT yesterday.
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