BEIJING — A Chinese table tennis great was suspended as the national women's team coach on Tuesday in the wake of a lawsuit over his alleged casino debts. Kong Linghui was ordered to return from the world championships in Germany by the Chinese Table Tennis Association as it investigates the allegations. The lawsuit filed in Hong Kong alleges he borrowed the equivalent of US$721,000 from Singapore's Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino in 2015 and has failed to repay almost half of his debt, according to Chinese media reports. Kong posted a statement late Monday on Weibo acknowledging he visited the casino with relatives and friends. Table tennis officials said Kong's statements about the lawsuit indicated he violated its discipline rules.

Source: The China Post May 30, 2017 09:33 UTC