He Xiao was born in July 1980. He used to be a cadre of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Table Tennis and Badminton Center of the State Sports General Administration of China, director of the International Department of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and deputy secretary general of the Chinese Table Tennis Association. Since April 2023, he has served as Secretary General of China Table Tennis Association.
He Xiao worked as an interpreter for China table tennis team in several Olympic Games, and table tennis players are familiar with him. Sun Yingsha, the main force of table tennis, believes that He Xiao knows and cares about the players. As the captain, he can help the players to get ready. Veteran Malone said that He Xiao was responsible for the overall planning and management of the team for many years in cooperation with Guo Ping, and he was the most suitable leader.
It is understood that the new team leader He Xiao will be responsible for team management in the sprint stage of preparing for the Paris Olympic Games. Li Sun, head coach of the national table tennis team, said that he and He Xiao have cooperated for many years and prepared for several Olympic Games in Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo together. The Chinese Table Tennis Association made clear the head of the national table tennis team in the critical period of preparing for the Paris Olympic Games, which is very beneficial for the team to strengthen the management of preparing for the Paris Olympic Games and sprint the goal with all its strength.
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Li Sun, head coach of the national table tennis team, said: "He Xiao has rich management experience. Over the years, we have fought side by side to prepare for several Olympic Games in Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. "
"In the critical period of preparing for the Paris Olympic Games, the association has defined the leader and political counselor of the national table tennis team, which is very beneficial for the team to strengthen the management of preparing for the Olympic Games and fully sprint the goal of the Paris Olympic Games. I believe that they will soon form a joint force with the team, constantly improve the cohesiveness and combat effectiveness of the team, and win glory for the country. "
Yang Xinli, Party Secretary and Director of the Table Tennis and Badminton Center of the State General Administration of Sport, said that the arrival of He Xiao and Li Yanqing is an important measure for the Chinese Table Tennis Association to conscientiously implement the requirements of the Party Group of the General Administration, inherit and carry forward the fine tradition of table tennis in the new period, and actively explore and strengthen party building and ideological construction.
I believe that with the joint efforts of the two comrades, the national team will certainly create a new situation in party building in the new era, and the Table Tennis and Badminton Center will work with the Chinese Table Tennis Association to fully guarantee the preparations for the Paris Olympic Games.