Xinhua, 14 Oct 2008
SINGAPORE, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Liu Guodong, who helped Singapore win its first Olympic medal in 48 years, is to quit as coach of the women's national table tennis team.
He has turned down a new two-year contract offered to him by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), local daily The Straits Times reported on Tuesday.
Speaking to the newspaper over the telephone on Monday, Liu, who is now on a short break in South Korea, called the contract "insulting and insincere."
The 34-year-old said the salary he was being offered did not match his expectations, however he maintained that its was not about the money, "it's about recognition and respect for the contributions I have made to Singapore."
"What they have put on the table is simply insulting and insincere. They are forcing me to leave."
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