Ghana, Guyana and Pakistan not to take part in Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships

According to PTI reports, the table tennis players from Pakistan are not going to participate in the upcoming Commonwealth Championships because of visa issues. Not only that, the tournament will also be devoid of paddlers from Ghana and Guyana due to government clearance. The general secretary of the Table Tennis Federation of India MP Singh had earlier informed that there was no clarity over the participation of the neighbouring country in the event.

With the three nations backing out of the Championships, the number of participating teams has now gone down to 12. Apart from hosts India, Australia, Bangladesh, Cyprus, England, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Scotland, South Africa, Singapore and Wales are the other participating countries in the completion which will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack.

Earlier, there were 17 total entries for the tournament out of which, Uganda and Jersey had decided to pull out because of government clearance.

Meanwhile, Wales and South Africa arrived in Bhubaneswar on Monday for the event while Australia, England and Malaysia are expected to reach Odisha on Tuesday. Indian players took part in the ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open before this tournament and will arrive for the Commonwealth event today.