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She was 3 months away from turning 21 when she registered as an Austrian player. So 7 years from April, 2019 for both WTTC and Olympics under the new rule.
https://documents.ittf.sport/system/files?file=2018-07/201802123_EC_London_minutes.pdf
https://documents.ittf.sport/system/files?file=documents/20171214_EC_Astana_minutes.pdf
https://documents.ittf.sport/system/files?file=documents/20170923_EC_Halmstad_minutes.pdf
https://documents.ittf.sport/system/files?file=2018-07/201802123_EC_London_minutes.pdf
5.5 Eligibility update
The Executive Committee agreed that the eligibility rules in the ITTF competitions and Olympic Games should be aligned, to make our sport eligibility easier to understand for all the stakeholders. The Secretary General proposed that a reasonable compromise between the current World Championships and the current Olympic Eligibility regulations would be to propose a waiting period for the players over 21 years of age of 9 years after the date of registration. Mr Calin suggested that the IOC was more comfortable with this scenario of 9 years than the current ban for life. Players already eligible would keep their eligibility regardless of whether the proposition is adopted.
https://documents.ittf.sport/system/files?file=documents/20171214_EC_Astana_minutes.pdf
5.5. Eligibility update
The Secretary General reported on the meeting held on 7th December with Mr Jerome Poivey, Head of Institutional Relations and Governance of the IOC and Coralie McConnell, from the IOC Summer Sports Department. Mr Poivey explained that the ITTF is ultimately responsible to define the eligibility criteria for the Olympic Games. A recommendation based on experience, was made to ensure that ultimately the Executive Committee could have the capacity of making exceptions, whichever is the final rule to be adopted. The Executive Committee reacted positively to this information and there was a consensus on the EC that the eligibility rules in the ITTF competitions should be aligned, to make our sport eligibility easier to understand for the Media.
https://documents.ittf.sport/system/files?file=documents/20170923_EC_Halmstad_minutes.pdf
7.4. Eligibility cases
The EC noted that the Australian Table Tennis Association registered Mr Mateo Dvorani, a player not born in Australia but now an Australian citizen, on the special eligibility database for World Title events after he reached the age of 15. Table Tennis Australia did appeal to the ITTF eligibility commission against the 5-yearwaiting period for the player to represent Australia at World Title events.The EC also noted the request from the French Table Tennis Association to waive the requirements for World Title events eligibility for Ms Liu Judith, a French player born in China.
9-EC-20170923
The Executive Committee resolved that no exception could be made to the current eligibility rule.
At the same time, a discussion was held in regards to the fact that,currently, there are three different eligibility rules. One for Olympic Games, one for World Title events and a third one for international tournaments. The CEO stated that the ITTF should find the way to have a common eligibility regulation. The EC members agreed on the concept. It was agreed that it would be important to also explore what are the limitations in regards to the IOC eligibility rule.
10-EC-20170923
The Executive Committee resolved to instruct the Secretary General to contact the IOC to determine whether the eligibility rule for Table Tennis at the Olympic Games can be defined by ITTF and to explore ways to have a more unified eligibility rule.
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