3.18.4 Qualifications
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This article is from the Table Tennis (Ping Pong) FAQ, by ttennis@bu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
3.18.4 Qualifications
3.18.4.1Any athlete who enters the United States after July10, 1988,
must be ITTF-eligible and Olympic-eligible to participate in the
U.S. Closed or to qualify for the U.S. team squad.
3.18.4.2To be Olympic-eligible, an athlete's waiting period must
expire at least 180 days before the opening of the next Summer Olympic
games.
3.18.4.3Any athlete who entered the United States before July10, 1988,
will be eligible to participate in the U.S. Closed or to qualify for
the U.S. team squad if he holds an I-151 registration card (green
card) or have obtained U.S. citizenship except that:
3.18.4.3.1An alien athlete must obtain citizenship within two years or
less after becoming eligible or the athlete will not be deemed not
Olympic-eligible until citizenship is obtained.
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