58-year-old Zhiying Zeng set to make Olympic debut
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Zhiying Zeng began her Olympic dream in the 1970s. Decades later, her dream is about to become a reality. Zeng is set to make her Olympic debut at the age of 58, representing Chile in table tennis.
Zhiying Zeng began her Olympic dream in the 1970s. Decades later, her dream is about to become a reality. Zeng is set to make her Olympic debut at the age of 58, representing Chile in table tennis.
The recent journey of Nigerian table tennis star, Fatima Bello, has been marked by a roller coaster ride, leading up to her chance to be part of Paris 2024. The 27-year-old is making her Olympic debut, and despite her lack of experience, she wants to surprise the world with her talent.
Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov and India’s Sreeja Akula claimed the 2024 WTT Contender Lagos singles titles Sunday at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. The tournament's final day was a thrilling display of table tennis, as champions were crowned in the Women's Singles, Men's Singles, Women's Doubles, and Men's Doubles categories.
Table tennis star Bruna Alexandre is set to make history by becoming the first Brazilian to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. She would become only the fourth athlete in history to achieve the feat.
On the World Environment Day on 5 June, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has launched a New Ambassador Programme for athletes to promote a more sustainable sporting ecosystem. The ITTF is the world governing body of table tennis, representing 227 Member Associations.
Nigerian Fatimo Bello is off to the Paris Olympic Games after defeating Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi 4-2 in the final of the second stage of the African Olympic Qualification Tournament at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
The race to secure tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is underway as the African Qualification Tournament begins today at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda's capital city, the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) announced in a press release earlier today.
The Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the composition of the Paris 2024 team on Tuesday and it includes reigning Olympic singles champion Ma Long. This will be the fourth Olympic Games for Long. Currently ranked third in the world, the 'Hexagonal Warrior', as he is known in his country, has a total of 5 Olympic medals. However, he will not be defending his singles title this time around.
The world's top player delivered a masterclass in the singles final. He staged a comeback against Patrick Franziska to win 4-2 and added the singles title to his doubles and mixed doubles crowns. The tournament was the first professional table tennis event to be held in Saudi Arabia.
East Africa's largest indoor arena, the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, will host two of Africa's elite table tennis tournaments - the African Cup and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament - from 12-18 May.
Beijing has been selected to host the World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash until 2028 following a competitive selection process approved by the WTT Board with the support of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
The world's table tennis stars will be heading over the Andes to Argentina after WTT Contender Mendoza was added to the calendar. The inaugural event will be held at the Aconcagua Arena in Mendoza from 27 May to 2 June.
World Table Tennis (WTT) has announced that Argentina will host its first ever WTT Series event with the addition of WTT Contender Mendoza to the calendar, following the successful hosting of the WTT Youth Contender Rosario in 2023.
World Table Tennis has announced that the next WTT Champions event will be held in Chongqing. The city will be the first in South West China to host a WTT Series event.
Following the conclusion of the table tennis competition at the 13th African Games over the weekend, Senegal's Ibrahima Diaw and Nigeria's Offiong Edem have led the rise of African players in the International Table Tennis Federation's (ITTF) Week 11 Ranking released on Tuesday 12 March.