Legendary Liu puts onus on coaches to generate success

Since being appointed chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association in December, Liu Guoliang's overarching remit has been to return China to ping-pong prominence at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On Monday in Beijing, the 43-year-old legendary player and coach unveiled tough new measures to further that goal by ratcheting up pressure on Team China's coaches, whose earnings will now be determined by a results-based evaluation system.

The squad's structure has also been overhauled, with both the men's and women's contingents split into A and B units, each with its own coach.