| The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has released its official media guide for the table tennis event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which is being held 6-17 August 2016 at the Riocentro Pavilion 3. The 52-pages guide outlines everything that the hundreds of media attending Rio, and the countless media covering the event from home, need to know about the Olympic table tennis event. The media guide can be downloaded electronically here, and is available in hard copy in the media centre at the table tennis venue, and at the main press centre (MPC). Information covered in the media guide includes: - ITTF Overview
- History of Table Tennis
- Basic Table Tennis Rules
- Riocentro Pavilion 3
- Table Tennis Time Schedule
- Table Tennis Qualification System
- Table Tennis Playing System
- Table Tennis Interesting Facts
- Player Biographies
- Qualified players and teams
- The 'Infinity' Table
- Past World Champions
- Past Olympic Medallists
- Grand Slam Champions
- Upcoming Major Events
- Media & Venue Contacts
To complement the comprehensive media guide, the ITTF has also compiled detailed biographies of each player qualified for the singles events: Throughout the Olympic table tennis event, the ITTF will be offering the following media tools to assist on and offsite media in covering the event: - Interesting stories concerning the upcoming matches
- Daily statistics and fact sheet
- Daily flash quotes
- Upcoming schedule
- Previous day's results
- Daily ITTF press release
- Editorial photos
For further information on the Olympic table tennis event, please contact ITTF's Promotion & Media Manager Matt Pound at mpound@ittfmail.com. | 
