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Why China is so staggeringly good at table tennis
The country has embraced table tennis since at least the 1950s, when Chairman Mao declared it the n…
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India loses to Germany 1-3 in women''s TT team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics
On Tuesday, the Indian men's team led by veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal had suffered a 0-3 loss to m…
PTI
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Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver in women's singles table tennis
Bhavinaben Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics af…
PTI
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People are asking whether Roger Federer's tennis skills would translate to ping pong - and the answer is clear
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2012 London Olympics, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, China…
Alan Dawson
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People are calling an insane rally at the Table Tennis World Championships the 'point of the century'
In the men's singles final, he squared off against fellow Chinese player Fang Bo, and the two had a…
Scott Davis
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ITTF announces new dates for World Championships
"On 29 March 2020, the ITTF Executive Committee held a follow-up meeting to confirm that new dates …
PTI
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Photos of Olympic athletes staring at table tennis balls are gorgeous and strangely hypnotic
It is that speed that make the Getty photographs below so fascinating. The photographers have taken…
Cork Gaines
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A Chinese gold medalist's grandma died in April, but she wasn't told until after the Olympics so she wouldn't lose focus
It was reported Sun Yingsha's died in April, but the 20-year-old was already in a training camp for…
Sam Cooper
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A 11-year-old Syrian table tennis player beat a woman 30 years older than her to qualify for the Olympics
According to the International Olympic Committee, the youngest athlete to ever medal at the Olympic…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A TV commentator was fired for saying South Korean table-tennis Olympians had eyes so 'narrow' he couldn't understand 'how they can see the ball'
The Greek television station ERT said in a statement Monday that it fired Dimosthenis Karmiris as a…
Cheryl Teh
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ITTF announces new dates for Word Championships
"On 29 March 2020, the ITTF Executive Committee held a follow-up meeting to confirm that new dates …
PTI
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Meet Kanak Jha, the 16-year-old table tennis prodigy and first American born in the 2000s to qualify for the Olympics
For a few shots we exchange loopy backhands, Kanak looking vaguely bored. I decide to go for a winn…
Emmett Knowlton
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Here Is America's Best Hope For Ending China's Ping Pong Dominance
New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz is surprisingly among the best ping pong players in the…
Graham Flanagan
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Tokyo Paralympic Games — India’s Bhavina Patel enters table tennis final, gold medal match on Sunday
The 34-year-old Patel, who had surprised even the Indian camp in the Paralympics with her sensat…
PTI
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China used to be the great exporter of Olympic talent. The Beijing Winter Games show China is becoming a talent importer.
For decades, Chinese-born table tennis players have been playing for other countries. Today, China …
Huileng Tan
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Paris Olympics: Manika-led India beat Romania 3-2 to enter quarterfinals of women's table tennis team event
India will be up against either the USA or Germany in the quarter-finals.