By Terrence Voon

THE man who helped deliver Singapore's first Olympic medal in 48 years is set to quit as coach of the historic women's national team.

Liu Guodong - whose contract expires at the end of the year - has turned down a new two-year deal offered to him by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), calling it 'insulting and insincere'.

Speaking to The Straits Times in a telephone interview yesterday, the 34-year-old insisted that the salary he was being offered did not match his expectations.

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