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Propositions to the 2024 ITTF AGM
2024 ITTF AGM - Busan, Korea Republic, Tuesday 27th February 2024

Proposition A-01 (2/3 majority required)
Proposed by the Continental Federation of the Americas (ITTF Americas)
To amend Article 1.60:
To amend Constitution Article 1.60 to ensure that from the nine persons elected by the AGM
(1 president and 8 vice-presidents), there are no more than 6 persons from the same gender.
For example: 6 men and 3 women, or 5 men and 4 women. A minimum of 3 women should
be elected by the AGM.
Rationale:
At the ITTF Summit 2023 in Bangkok we learnt how important is to secure at least 30% female
representation in the Executive Board. Having 1 president and 8 Executive Vice-Presidents,
ITTF should ensure that at least 3 women are elected among the 9 positions.

Proposition A-02 (2/3 majority required)
Proposed by the Continental Federation of the Americas (ITTF Americas)
To amend Article 1.60:
To amend Constitution Article 1.60 to ensure that from the nine persons elected by the AGM
(1 president and 8 vice-presidents), there are no more than 2 elected persons from each
continent (Africa, Asia, Europe, Pan America, and Oceania).
Rationale:
It is important to add diversity to the Executive Board, ensuring that all continents are
represented in a balanced manner.
There should be, among the 9 representatives elected at the AGM, no more than 2 per
continent. For example, 2 from Africa, 2 from Americas, 2 from Asia, 2 from Europe, and 1
from Oceania.

Proposition A-03 (2/3 majority required)
Proposed by the Member Association of BRA (Brazil)
To amend 1.96.1:
1.96.1. The correspondence and proceedings of the ITTF shall be conducted in English or in
such languages convenient for appropriate tasks and within the resources of the ITTF as may
be determined from time to time by the ITTF Council, having particular regard to Arabic,
Chinese, French, German, Portuguese (proposed adding), Russian, and Spanish.
Rationale:
The Portuguese is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique,
Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East
Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau.
Propositions to the 2024 ITTF AGM
2024 ITTF AGM - Propositions Page 2 of 2 Busan, Korea Republic, Tuesday 27
th February 2024

Proposition A-04 (3/4 majority required)
Proposed by the Rules Committee
To amend 2.1.4 and 2.1.6:
2.1.4 The playing surface shall be uniformly dark coloured and matt, but with a white side
line, 2 cm wide, along each 2.74 m edge and a white an end line, 2 cm wide, along
each 1.525 m edge; these lines shall be of the same bright colour and clearly different
from the colour of the playing surface.
2.1.6 For doubles, each court shall be divided into 2 equal half-courts by a white centre line
of the same colour as the side lines, 3 mm wide, running parallel with the side lines;
the centre line shall be regarded as part of each right half-court.
Rationale:
After a largely positive feedback on coloured table lines at WTT events (on experimental
basis), such option of a new perhaps more attractive design should be implemented into the
Table Tennis Laws.

Proposition A-05 (3/4 majority required)
Proposed by the Equipment Committee and the Rules Committee
To amend 2.4.3:
2.4 THE RACKET
2.4.3 A side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be covered with either ordinary
pimpled rubber, with pimples outwards having a total thickness including adhesive of
less than (proposed value) 2.05mm (current value 2.0 mm), or sandwich rubber, with pimples inwards or
outwards, having a total thickness including adhesive of less than 4.05 mm (proposed value) . Current value is 4.00 mm

Rationale:
The original specifications have only one digital value, which is subject to the technology and
means a mathematical rounding from 4.049 to 4.0. With the current devices in the racket
control, which measure with 2 digits, two digital values are practical for the control.