There are three of them at the start, but in the end, there will only be one! The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has unveiled the names of the candidates for the role of president. Elected in 2021 after having held several roles within the federation, Petra Sörling seeks second termThe Swede also became an IOC member in October 2023, a first for an ITTF leader. She will face the Qatari Khalil Al-Mohannadi, who was re-elected president of the Asian confederation for four years in October, and Mauritanian Mohamed El Hacen Ahmed Salem.The position has never been held by a representative from the African continent. The eight presidents in the history of the ITTF have come from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Japan, China, or Canada. The election will take place on May 27.
