Sports | National team table tennis players to train in Macau

The 47-member Chinese national table tennis delegation has arrived in Macau for 14-days of training prior to their next competition, the Sports Bureau (ID) announced in a statement.

The players are in Macau after training in Doha, Qatar, from March 3 to 8.

Hosted at the recently opened Athletic Training and Development Centre in Taipa, the trainings will be closed-door during the 14 days period. Members of the Chinese team will only travel between their dormitories on-site and the training pavilion.

According to the ID, the players are also required to wear masks and will be subjected to daily temperature checks in light of the Covid-19 outbreak. The delegation will not participate in any visits or activities with local residents in a bid to “fully concentrate on the training.”

Meanwhile, the bureau pledged that it would pay close attention to the health status of the athletes while they are in Macau and reduce interactions with the public in order to conduct training in a safe environment.

The next competition for the team will be the Shenzhen Open in May, following the cancellation of the ITTF World Tour Japan games, scheduled to take place in April, due to the Covid-19 outbreak. LV