By Lin Xinyi

FORMER national head coach Liu Guodong is seeking an explanation from the Singapore Table Tennis Association president Lee Bee Wah over recent comments made about him.

He will fly back to Singapore for the answers if he does not hear from her soon.

In a telephone interview with The Straits Times yesterday, Liu revealed that he tried calling Ms Lee, but she could not be reached.

STTA missed a sporting chance

By Terrence Voon

FOR the second time in less than a year, what should have been a celebration of Singapore's sporting achievements has been soured by a needless squabble.

And, once again, the table tennis fraternity has been cast unfavourably.

Last August, the country's joy at winning an Olympic silver was dampened, after the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) publicly blamed team manager Antony Lee and head coach Liu Guodong for the early exit of male paddler Gao Ning in the competition. It led to a very public spat.