Coach Liu meets table tennis officials to resolve saga
By Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 16 May 2009 0027 hrs
SINGAPORE : Former Singapore table tennis coach Liu Guodong met officials from the association on Friday to lay out his terms, in the continuing saga, questioning his professionalism and integrity.
Coach Liu had told the media he wanted clarification from the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA).
The association's president had earlier cast doubts on his professionalism and integrity, as reasons for not nominating him for the Coach of the Year Award.
The media staked out the Meritus Mandarin Hotel where Liu is staying, hoping to catch the meeting, but it took place at Shangri-La Hotel instead.
However, STTA President Lee Bee Wah was not at the two-hour meeting - where the association was represented by its CEO Chew Soo Sheng and secretary Soon Min Sin.
Liu said the meeting was cordial.
"We talked about what I mentioned before; as long as STTA make clarifications in the newspapers, there will be no problem. I came to Singapore by taking leave from the Indonesian team while it's training for competitions. I spent much effort in this. I don't want anything but to clear my name," said Liu.
The association said the discussion helped it better understand Liu's viewpoint, and they agreed to put a closure to the case as soon as possible.
Liu now said it is alright if he does not meet with the STTA president, but what is more important is for the association to publicly clear the air on the remarks made by her.
A second meeting between the two sides is on the cards over the weekend, and hopefully the saga could be settled at that meeting. - CNA /ls
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