The China Table Tennis Association issued a statement on the 7th to resist extreme fans' cross-border behavior, stating that it will resolutely uphold the legitimate rights and interests of coaches and athletes. The next step will be to push for the establishment of a stadium ban list system and strengthen the maintenance of order on the field. The full text of the statement is as follows: Recently, the China Table Tennis Association is concerned that some extreme fans continue to abuse, fabricate rumors, and personal attacks against national team coaches and athletes. Such acts spread from the field to the Internet, and from the Internet to the scene. Some athletes were interfered with by the aforementioned misconduct during the game; some coaches were criticized and abused by some extreme fans on the sidelines; some coaches and athletes continued to receive abusive text messages, harassing phone calls, and private messages on social media, seriously interfering with their normal training, games, and lives. The Association has assisted relevant athletes and coaches to report cases to the public security authorities to investigate the legal responsibilities of the relevant personnel. The China Table Tennis Association has always placed the physical and mental health and long-term development of coaches and athletes in an important position, provided guarantees for coaches and athletes, and resolutely upheld their legitimate rights and interests. In the next step, the Association will also promote the establishment of a stadium ban list system to strengthen on-site order maintenance. The Association will cooperate with relevant departments to deal with all kinds of false information relating to team management, competition arrangements, athlete usage, coaching staff lineup, etc., according to law and regulations. Every glory of the Chinese table tennis team condenses the hard work and sweat of generations of athletes and coaches, and is also inseparable from the concerns and support of fans over the years. Every cheer and every attention on and off the field is a part of the national ball. We are willing to work with fans, media friends, tournament organizers and all sectors of society to build a rational, civilized, and inclusive ping pong culture, so that love has warmth, expression has scale, and the field is orderly.

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