Table Tennis
Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha crowned women’s team champions
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Thursday, 20 August 2020 13:29
Standing in their way was the team comprised of Gu Yuting, Chen Xingtong and Sun Mingyang, who gave it their all but ultimately fell short. Starting off the contest was the doubles, as the pair of Chen Meng and Wang Manyu stood opposite Gu Yuting and Chen Xingtong. In the first game, Gu Yuting and Chen Xingtong raced ahead into…
Agnes Simon, World and European gold medallist, passes away
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Table Tennis
Thursday, 20 August 2020 04:44
Born Agnes Almasi on Wednesday 21st June 1935 in Hungary, accompanied by her husband and coach, Bela Simon, following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, she fled to Sweden to seek political asylum. They were accepted in the Netherlands and then in West Germany; thus Simon competed for the Netherlands in the 1959–1960 season and from 1962 West Germany. Notably, she claimed…
Finals decided, top names one step closer to gold in Lingshui
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Wednesday, 19 August 2020 10:32
On day four, the Chinese team was in fine form, the semi-finals being completed. The much-awaited match between the men’s first team and the fourth team started in the evening. The top seeded side comprised of Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong; their opponents on the day were Zhou Yu, Xu Chenhao and Zhao Zihao. In the first doubles…
Player Watch: Heading out on vacation and high stakes in Lingshui
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Wednesday, 19 August 2020 09:17
Liang Jingkun and Sun Yingsha impress at Chinese Olympic preparation event Prestigious players from all-over China have been in the spotlight over the past couple of weeks with the high-stake Tokyo 2020 Preparation for China Table Tennis – Olympic Simulation Games arriving in Lingshui City, Hainan Province. Fascinating from the word “go”, the event has produced plenty of drama so…
Top 10 athletes never to win an Olympic Games women’s singles medal
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 19 August 2020 09:29
Marie Hrachova Fourth place in Seoul in 1988, later the last 16 in 1992 in Barcelona; Marie Hrachova represented the country formerly known as Czechoslovakia. Strong attacking play but it was not enough for the 1985 World Championships mixed doubles silver medallist to gain a podium place. Li Jiawei Having represented Singapore at four consecutive Olympic Games between 2000 and…
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