Time has come for India to host World Championships: ITTF president

International Table Tennis President (ITTF) Thomas Weikert on Saturday said it is the right time for India to host a mega event like the World Championships after the country decided to bid for the 2024 edition.

The Table Tennis Federation of India will submit its bid for the World Championships (team) at the end of the year.

"We like the fact India is bidding for a big event like the World Championships . 2024 the right time. It is a 32-team event and India is strong in teams.

"It is easier for them to make the quarterfinals than the individual event," Weikert told PTI after the two-day executive meeting of ITTF in national capital, the first one here since 1987 when India last hosted the World Championships.

The last big ITTF event that was staged in India was in 2012, when Hyderabad hosted the World Junior Championships.

"We choose India because we think there is a huge potential in India. You can see that in the world rankings. You can see that when it organises events, you see ...