Voting Period:28 April 2014 - 5.30pm to 11.00pm29 April 2014 - 11.30am to 4.00pm29 April 2014 - 5.30pm to 11.00pm 1 May 2014 - 11.30am to 4.00pm 1 May 2014 - 5.30pm to 11.00pm

Venue:Dining Room, Shinagawa Hotel

Tokyo

YANG ZI

(SINGAPORE)Date of birth: 19 June 1984Languages: Chinese, EnglishProfessional work: Table Tennis playerHighest educational qualification: Post SecondarySports achievements:1st place at 2012 Asian Championships Men’s Doubles;1st place at 2010 Commonwealth Games Men’s Doubles and Men’s Singles; 1st place at 2008 Pro Tour Grand Final Men’s Doubles Statement of what you hope to achieve in the Athletes’ Commission: To achieve effective communication and exchange between ITTF and Asian players, I am willing to commit myself to work by building an environment conducive for promotion, unity and peace. Singapore is one of the internationally recognised countries in South East Asia which has a long and proud history of the project of table tennis and bright prospect as well.

JEAN-MICHEL SAIVE

(BELGIUM)Date of birth: 17 November 1969Languages: French, English, Dutch, GermanProfessional work: Table Tennis professional, Technical Director of FRBTT (French speaking part of Belgium)Highest educational qualification: High SchoolSports achievements:Number 1 in World Ranking: 1994, 1995, 1996; 7 times Oympic GamesVice World Champion in 1993; European Champion in 1994; Statement of what you hope to achieve in the Athletes’ Commission: To bring my experience as a player to the Athletes’ Commission but also my experience as president of the European Olympic Athletes’ Commission, my experience of being member of the EOC Executive Committee as well as in the Belgian Olympic Committee to make the voice of the athletes stronger.

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ZORAN PRIMORAC

(CROATIA)Date of birth: 10 May 1969Languages: Croatian, English, FrenchProfessional work: Player / Coach in UMCC Ekaterinburg (Russia), Vice-President of Croatian Olympic Committee, President of Croatian Olympian ClubHighest educational qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education (University of Kinesiology in Zagreb) Sports achievements: Olympic Games Silver medal, 7 times participation at Olympics, 2 times World Cup Champion singles; World Championships: 3 times Silver medallist, Bronze medal singles, 3 times Bronze medallist; European Championships: 2 times Gold medal, 5 times Silver medal, 7 times Bronze medal; 2 times Sportsman of the year in Croatia; World ranking best position number 2Statement of what you hope to achieve in the Athletes’ Commission: I would like to improve status of our sport and table tennis players around the world. Also I would like to improve conditions of play and try to increase prize money for players in World Tour tournaments. Fight against doping and illegal betting in sports. We should help athletes to make easier reintegration in society after sports career. As professional player for more than 30 years I would like to give all my experience, knowledge and motivation to develop table tennis in all possible ways and to make our sport respectful all over the world.

Atheletes’

Commission

Elections

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ANDREI FILIMON

(ROMANIA)Date of birth: 27 July 1977Languages: Romanian, EnglishProfessional work: Table Tennis playerHighest educational qualification: Sports UniversitySports achievements:1st place at 2012 European Championships mixed doubles; 3rd place at 2013 European Championships mixed doubles; 3rd place men’s team at 2007 European ChampionshipsStatement of what you hope to achieve in the Athletes’ Commission: To stop those many regulation changes and game changes (size of ball, rubber etc.)

VLADIMIR SAMSONOV

(BELARUS)Date of birth: 17 April 1976Languages: Russian, English, Serbian, German, SpanishProfessional work: Professional Table Tennis playerHighest educational qualification: Post SecondarySports achievements:Former Number 1 on the World Ranking; 3 times World Cup winnerStatement of what you hope to achieve in the Athletes’ Commission: • To continue working on improving players’ status,playing conditions,

means of communication. • To continue working on increasing prize money in ITTF tournaments. • To continue representing the views of athletes within the ITTF.

Go to the voting area;

Show your accreditation to the voting assistants who will tick your name on the list of all players at the event;

Take the voting paper and find a quiet area to consider whom you wish to vote for;

Put an “X” in the box opposite the name of the 5 players you wish to vote for - you must vote for 5 players on the list, no more and no less. You cannot vote 5 times for the same player!

All players at the 2014 World Team Championships are eligible to vote.

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DAVID POWELL

(AUSTRALIA)Date of birth: 8 April 1991Languages: EnglishProfessional work: VCE Mathematics Teacher - Secondary SchoolHighest educational qualification: Completed VCE (Victora Certificate of Education), Bachelor of Education P-12 majoring in Mathematics and EconomicsSports achievements:Multiple times cadet, junior and U21 Australian and Oceania singles champion, 2009 to present Australian national squad member, 2013 winner of Australian senior Top Ten tournamentStatement of what you hope to achieve in the Athletes’ Commission: To provide a voice for the players, especially those from the Oceania region. Communication of important issues to the ITTF on behalf of the players and trying to help find solutions to improve the sport on the elite level and to increase awareness and exposure of the sport. I hope to represent the rights and the best interests of athletes and communicate this to the ITTF, moving the sport forward.

KRISZTINA TÓTH

(HUNGARY)Date of birth: 29 May 1974Languages: English, German, HungarianProfessional work: Responsible for junior development at the Bavarian Table Tennis AssociationHighest educational qualification: Table Tennis coach, Bachelor degree from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, HungarySports achievements:7 times European Champion; 26 medals at the European Table Tennis Championships; 4th place at the 2000 Olympic Games, Syndey in women’s doubles; 3rd place at the World Table Tennis Championships 1995 in women’s doublesStatement of what you hope to achieve in the Athletes’ Commission: I would like to continue the great work on the Athletes’ Commission which we have started in 2011. I would like to help all table tennis players to let their voices be heard and involve them in the decisions, to continue the really good work together with ITTF, with the different commissions to make our beloved sport better.