Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 16, 2025: Mrs. Petra Sorling, IOC Member and President of the International Table Tennis Federation, paid a courtesy visit to NOC Malaysia on Friday, March 14, 2025.
She was accompanied by Mr. Lip Khoon Yeoh, Honorary Secretary of the Table Tennis Association of Malaysia, and Association Manager Ms. Fong Ling Kang.
Mrs. Sorling was warmly welcomed by three Executive Board Members of NOC Malaysia: Dr. Kim Fatt Chong (Vice President), Mr. Nazif Najib (Secretary General) and Ms. Moira Tan (Assistant Secretary General).
Mrs. Sorling was given a guided tour by the General Manager of NOC Malaysia, Mr. Wan Hor Fong, to the Sports Museum and Hall of Fame of NOC Malaysia. The Hall of Fame has inducted a total of 181 individuals (113 athletes, 60 officials and eight journalists) as well as 15 teams.
“I am very impressed with the initiative of NOC Malaysia in establishing a museum to showcase its various contributions to the Olympic Movement in Malaysia,” stated Mrs. Sorling.
“The Hall of Fame section in the museum serves as an excellent example for other NOCs,” she added.
Mrs. Sorling was pleased to learn that NOC Malaysia has been supporting the development of table tennis since the national association became affiliated with the NOC in 1961.
“Under the great leadership of our NOC President, Dr. Norza Zakaria, we have been supporting the development of table tennis in Malaysia by providing our facilities free of charge to host various national table tennis championships as well as the Southeast Asia Youth Table Tennis Championship,” stated Dr. Kim Fatt Chong, Vice President and Chairperson of Building and Facilities Committee of NOC Malaysia.
On behalf of the ITTF, Mrs. Sorling expressed her gratitude to NOC Malaysia for its unwavering support for the development of table tennis in Malaysia. She also expressed optimism about exploring further collaboration and cooperation with NOC Malaysia, especially in light of its latest initiative, the construction of its new headquarters, the Olympic House, in Kuala Lumpur.
