Table Tennis: Singapore Table Tennis Association urged to improve governance ahead of election

Singapore Table Tennis Association president Ellen Lee said that "there are many ways of promoting sports", and noted that participating in competitions was just one component. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - National sports agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) and the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) have urged the leadership of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) to improve its governance of the sport.

This follows concerns over the composition of the STTA's voting membership raised by Toh Kian Lam, who is challenging incumbent Ellen Lee for the presidency at its biennial election on Saturday (Sept 15).

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