Petra Erika Gummesson Sörling is a Swedish business executive and sports administrator. She has been the President of the International Table Tennis Federation since 2021 and a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2023.
Outside of sports, Sörling has a career in the real estate, construction and urban planning industry. She has been CEO of Rosengård Real Estate since the company was founded in 2017. ==Sports administration==
Sports administration
Petra Sörling has been a board member of the International Table Tennis Federation since 2009. Between 2013 and 2021 she was the ITTF vice president of finance. During the period 2013–2022 she was chairwoman of the Swedish Table Tennis Association. On 24 November 2021, Petra Sörling was elected President of the International Table Tennis Federation. She became the federation's eighth President and the first woman to hold the position. Sörling received only 87 votes from the members who were present, while Khalil al-Mohannadi received 98 votes. According to the morning roll call, 16 members were supposed to vote online, but that number ultimately reached 21 without noticing the voters. Qatar Table Tennis Association and Khalil Al-Mohannadi filed appeals, but the ITTF Tribunal dismissed the appeals. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Sörling is a table tennis player herself and won the 2018 World Championship in Masters Women's doubles. == References ==