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1 The International Table Tennis Federation Handbook 2021. The ITTF encourages the reproduction of information from this Handbook provided that the source is mentioned. 1. CONSTITUTION. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in 1926, is the world-governing body of the sport of table tennis with 226 member Associations in the world. The ITTF supervises the staging of World Championships annually, and several other world title events. Around 120 international tournaments are sanctioned by the ITTF yearly.

2 Its main function is to govern and develop the sport for the benefit of over thirty million competitive players in all parts of the world. Table Tennis is an Olympic and Paralympic sport and is in the programme of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as of all Multisport Games. Publication of the ITTF Handbook : First edition 1927. Further editions 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

3 Forty-ninth edition 2021. Release 2 August 2021. Including decisions of the Board effective 1st August 2021. Published by: The International Table Tennis Federation Avenue de Rhodanie 54. 1007 Lausanne Switzerland ITTF Handbook 2021 v2 Page 2. CONTENTS Page 1 Constitution 4. 2 The Laws of Table Tennis 32. 3 Regulations for International Competitions 39. 4 Regulations for World, Olympic and Paralympic Title Competitions 60. 5 Anti-Doping rules 92. 6 Code of Ethics 156. 7 Anti-Harassment Policy and Procedures 185. 8 ITTF Tribunal 188.

4 Code of Conduct on sports betting for players and officials 205. Index 207. Paragraphs which have been introduced or significantly amended as a result of decisions made at the 2020 Annual General Meeting or the 2020 Board of Directors Meeting are shown as grey shaded (additions) or scratched (deletions) in the version with tracked changes. This is the clean version. ITTF website ( ). The current ITTF Handbook is available in its entirety on the ITTF website for printing or downloading. Please consider the environment before printing it.

5 ITTF Handbook 2021 v2 Page 3. 1 CONSTITUTION. CONTENTS. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Name Composition Principles Objectives Legal status MEMBERSHIP. Eligibility Application and election Suspension, termination, and other sanctions Rights of the Associations Obligations of the Associations ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS. continental Federations continental Federations affiliation Other groups of Associations HONORARY POSITIONS. Honorary President President's Advisory Council Personal Honorary Membership GOVERNANCE. Annual General Meeting (referred as "AGM").

6 Extraordinary General Meeting (referred as EGM ). Board of Directors (referred as "Board"). Executive Committee ITTF Integrity Unit Olympic and Paralympic Commission Development and continental Council Committees and Commissions Other appointments Eligibility for office Conflict of interest Changes to rules ITTF Handbook 2021 v2 Page 4. 1: Constitution ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES. Management Staff Administration FINANCIAL PROVISIONS. Accounts Trustees Subscriptions JUDICIAL PROVISIONS. Judicial bodies of the ITTF. ITTF Tribunal Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

7 Jurisdiction of Associations Unaffiliated players and organisations FINAL PROVISIONS. Dissolution Concluding provisions ITTF Handbook 2021 v2 Page 5. 1: Constitution GENERAL PROVISIONS. NAME. The Federation shall be called the International Table Tennis Federation, referred to elsewhere in this Constitution by its abbreviated title "ITTF". COMPOSITION. The ITTF shall consist of the affiliated table tennis organisations, referred to elsewhere in the rules as "Associations", governing the sport in accordance with the principles of the ITTF in any territory generally regarded as constituting a national, historical or other unity.

8 Associations shall not be regarded as agents of the ITTF. PRINCIPLES. The principles of the ITTF shall be general unity of action, mutual respect of Associations in their dealings with one another and the inadmissibility of discrimination against Associations or individuals on racial, political, religious, gender or other grounds. The ITTF is committed to providing a sport and work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to participate and work in an environment which promotes equal opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices.

9 The ITTF is committed to providing a sport environment free of harassment on any basis without exception. The ITTF Tribunal shall impose appropriate disciplinary sanctions from warnings to exclusions from all kind of activity in the ITTF, when a complaint of harassment has been substantiated. The same disciplinary sanctions shall be imposed if a false accusation has been substantiated. The ITTF is committed to take a responsible approach to safeguarding the environment and managing resources through its practices in hosting events and in managing its operations.

10 The ITTF shall observe the general and fundamental principles of the Olympic Charter, including, but not limited to, the Code of Ethics and Compliance; the Code of Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions, the Olympic Movement Medical Code and the IPC Handbook ; and no provision of this Constitution shall be deemed to conflict with or derogate from those principles. The ITTF shall co-operate with the IOC, ASOIF, GAISF, IPC, and other organisations that recognise it as the controlling and governing authority for table tennis throughout the world.