Xinhua
23 Nov 2022, 11:30 GMT+10
GENEVA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) won the Sports Business Award 2022 for its 2021 Parkinson's tournament in Germany, the world table tennis governing body announced on Tuesday.
ITTF received the Best Sports Governing Body Initiative award last Friday in London, the ITTF said in a release.
The ITTF Parkinson's World Table Tennis Championships (PWTTC) was held in Berlin in 2021 with 136 Parkinson's athletes from 24 countries and regions participating in the second edition of the tournament.
"The PWTTC aims to raise awareness of the positive health benefits of table tennis for people with Parkinson's disease and to provide opportunities for the persons diagnosed with it and their families to exchange ideas and experiences," the release said.
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