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Events
Chilean Chinese table tennis player fulfills Olympic dream at age 58
Zeng Zhiying, also known by her Chilean name Tania, has fulfilled her childhood dream of competing in table tennis at the Olympics as the ol...
Bryan Ke
Home
4-time Olympian’s parents just want her to have a ‘normal’ job
Lily Zhang, a four-time Olympian who represents the USA in table tennis, advanced to the top 16 in women’s singles at the 2024 Paris O...
Ryan General
North and South Korean table tennis players unite to share powerful selfie
North Korean table tennis players were spotted striking a pose for a selfie with their South Korean opponents at the Paris Olympics. The who...
Crime
World No. 1 men’s singles table tennis player reveals female stalker stole his underwear
Fan Zhendong, the world’s no. 1 men’s singles table tennis player, shared on social media that a female stalker stole his underw...
Sports
‘Yellow banana’ chant at World Table Tennis Championships draws backlash, ITTF apology
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has committed to preventing “racist incidents” following the “yellow banana” ch...
Asian American Paralympian Ian Seidenfeld carries family legacy by winning table tennis gold in Tokyo
Asian American table tennis player Ian Seidenfeld is now a gold medalist like his father after beating Peter Rosenmeier at the 2020 Tokyo Pa...
Chinese gold medalist Sun Yingsha wasn’t told about her grandmother’s death so she can focus on the Olympics
A Chinese table tennis star won gold in the women’s team event and silver in the women’s singles in the Tokyo Olympics, all without knowing ...
Carl Samson
News
Shanghai Martial Artist Sets Guinness World Record Playing Ping Pong With Nunchaku
A martial arts coach in China set a new Guinness World Record for hitting 32 table tennis balls using only a nunchaku, a traditional weapon ...
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