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ITTF
Handbook 2012 / 2013 |
| Index |
Description |
| 1.04 |
OBJECTS |
| 1.04.01 |
The objects of the ITTF shall be: |
| 1.04.01.01 |
to uphold the principles of the ITTF and to develop the spirit of friendship and mutual assistance among Associations and players; |
| 1.04.01.02 |
to regulate relations between Associations and between Associations and other organisations; |
| 1.04.01.03 |
to seek continual improvement in the technical standard of table tennis and in the extent of participation in the sport throughout the world; |
| 1.04.01.04 |
to foster friendly sporting competition and to eliminate unfair and unsporting practices such as match fixing, match corruption, irregular and illegal betting and the use of drugs to enhance performance; |
| 1.04.01.05 |
to establish and maintain the Laws of Table Tennis and the Regulations for International Competitions; |
| 1.04.01.06 |
to publish the standard text, which shall be the English text, of the Rules, consisting of the Constitution, the Laws and the Regulations; |
| 1.04.01.07 |
to encourage the publication of the Rules in other languages and to check the accuracy of such publications; |
| 1.04.01.08 |
to promote and to supervise World, Olympic and Paralympic title competitions; |
| 1.04.01.09 |
to employ the funds of the ITTF as may be expedient in the interests of international table tennis; |
| 1.04.01.10 |
to endeavour to increase participation at all levels, to enhance the popularity of the sport, to develop new sources of revenue, and to manage the sport through a systematic planning process; |
| 1.04.01.11 |
to encourage players, coaches and officials to present the sport positively in the best ways so as to enhance its image. |
| 1.04.01.12 |
to encourage and to support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and to ensure significant representation of women in ITTF Committees, Commissions and Working Groups. |