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Believe in the player, Austrian initiative

27 Jun 2018

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ever closer, the Austrian National Olympic Committee has introduced a project named “I believe in you”; the goal being to enable athletes to raise funds for the necessary preparation for the forthcoming multi-sport gathering.

Players such as, Liu Jia, Sofia Polcanova, Andreas Levenko and Maciej Kolodziejczyk are involved in the project.

Liu Jia is one of the players involved in the initiative (Photo: Rémy Gros)

by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor

Players may choose a “gift” they are able to offer or a fan may can purchase a “meet and greet session”.

Each player sets a target figure; for example Andreas Levenko set the target at €2,500; already he has reached his goal. Liu Jia stated €4,000, currently she has reached €1,520; thus she has achieved 38 per cent of her target.

Meanwhile, Maciej Kolodziejczyk opened such a project. He has set a figure of €3,000 and has collected €1,880; the figure being 62 per cent of the goal.

I believe in you: Austria National Olympic Committee

I believe in you: The project

I believe in you: Table tennis players

General News Sofia Polcanova Liu Jia Maciej Kolodziejczyk Andreas Levenko

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