Ironically, this partly involves dispelling a perception that table tennis is primarily a Chinese or Asian game. Growing the sport, no doubt, depends on being able to rely on top players ...

Rong Guotuan, China's first ever world champion Those in power saw that table tennis could be a route to giving China prestige across the globe and the Chinese people a sense of national pride and ...

Liu Guoliang, president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), expressed concerns over recent WTT regulations that mandate player participation in specific events, imposing fines and ...

"Recently, the World Table Tennis (WTT) has announced new rules that impose fines for not participating. Individuals cannot afford it, but they still respect international organisations ...

Chen Meng defeated fellow Chinese table tennis player Sun Yingsha in six sets (9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9) to win the Olympic women's table tennis gold medal on Thursday. Nearly seven years ...

Since the debut of table tennis at the Olympics in 1988, China has dominated the sport, winning 32 of 37 gold medals from 1988 to 2020. China displayed inscrutability, then depth in 1988. Prior to the ...

The world governing body for table tennis announced that it had created a task force to gather feedback from players and review regulations following the pull-outs of three Chinese stars from the ...

They both thought they could still pull off the upset at the Tokyo Olympic table tennis event. “I felt the Chinese were nervous, too,” Mizutani reflected. Ito said she felt, “We can turn the ...

BEIJING -- Renowned Chinese table tennis stars Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng announced their withdrawal from the world rankings on Friday, citing new regulations imposed by World Table Tennis (WTT).