The President of the Cyprus Table Tennis Association Mr. Andreas GEORGIOU was elected as the new General Secretary of the Cyprus National Paralympic committee in the elections that took place on 9 February 2017. The election of Mr. Georgiou has brought joy not only to the fans of the Table Tennis in Cyprus but also all friends involved in the sports sector and especially of the Paralympic movement in Cyprus.
The candidacy of Mr. Georgiou was broadly accepted by everyone and as such in the end he was elected unopposed. Following his election to the General Assembly of Cyprus National Paralympic Committee were the elections took place he mentioned the following:
”I would like to thank all sport federations and people who have supported my candidacy and have entrusted me οf this important position of the Cyprus National Paralympic Committee.I will continue with the same thrive to support Sports and will make any possible effort so as table tennis athletes with disabilities just like any other athletes would have the equal opportunities to play sports. I would also like to thank all ITTF and ETTU friends for their timeless support and for helping me by sharing their organizational and administrative valuable knowledge having in mind that the level of knowledge of these 2 organizations are of the two biggest in the world”