Ganeshan first Indian in international TT officials’ body

TIL Desk Sports/ Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer, the only assigned competition manager of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in India, was nominated as a member of the Umpires and Referees Committee (URC) by the game’s world governing body.

Ganeshan is the first Indian to make it to the URC. His term as a URC member is for a period of two years and is extendable. This was among the better news coming for Indian fans from Dusseldorf, Germany, on a day when India’s engagement at the World Championships came to an end.

Following the annual general meeting (AGM) of the world table tennis body earlier this week, the Board of Directors of various committees met on the sidelines of the ongoing World Championships and handpicked the best in business for the job.  In another first, Ganeshan has also been recommended as the Technical Commissioner from Asia to the ITTF and his term will be for a period of four years.