
Authorities announce police involvement and venue blacklists following aggressive behavior toward head coach Wang Hao
Chinese table tennis officials are implementing police intervention and venue blacklists after head coach Wang Hao was harassed by a crowd of 100 fans at the WTT China Smash in Beijing, amid wider concerns over athlete management and team performance.
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The incident occurred during the WTT China Smash in Beijing. It follows public scrutiny regarding athlete overwork and team management decisions.
Chinese table tennis authorities have called in police and announced plans for venue blacklists as they crack down on extreme fan behaviour, after men’s head coach Wang Hao was swarmed and verbally abused by a crowd of extreme fans at the WTT China Smash.
The crackdown coincides with mounting public scrutiny over team management and athlete overwork, after world No 1 Sun Yingsha suffered a shock early exit while competing with a fever on Wednesday night.
The off-court turmoil unfolded on Tuesday at Beijing’s Shougang Park during the WTT event, when men’s head coach Wang was surrounded by a crowd of around 100 fans as he walked towards the parking area.
The crowd shouted profanities and chanted “put Lin Shidong in top singles” and “Wang Hao step down” as they aggressively questioned his coaching line-up decisions.

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