August 22nd, 2008
China’s Zhang Yining won the singles table tennis title on Friday at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She entered the competition ranked at #1 in the world so she was heavily favored to win.
Her fellow countrywomen, Wang Nan and Guo Yue, won the silver and bronze, respectively, which resulted in a Chinese sweep in […]
By Jeanne Dupuis -- 0 comments
August 19th, 2008
To few people’s surprise the top-ranked Chinese team bested the perennially-number-two team Germany to win the men’s doubles Gold Medal in table tennis. The Chinese players, Wang Hao and Wang Liqin, won 3-0 over the Germans. It is the 18th time the Chinese have beaten the Germans in as many meetings. South Korea took the […]
By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments
July 22nd, 2008
Table Tennis has been an Olympic sport since the 1988 games. There are four events: men’s and women’s team and individual competitions. Since their introduction into the Olympics, China has dominated the sport, winning 33 medals, followed by South Korea with 14.
The Bejing Games are the first Olympics to have a dedicated venue for […]
By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments
May 28th, 2007
ZAGREB, May 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese teenage sensation Guo Yue pulled herself together at 1-3 down, beating compatriot Li Xiaoxia4-3 in the women’s singles final of the world table tennis championships on Saturday.
Zhang Yining and Guo Yan, both of China, picked bronze medals.
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Even when Guo won the women’s singles title in the 2007 World […]
By Sasha Manuel -- 2 comments
October 14th, 2006
Again, I am not referring to that huge ape in the movie but the Chinese Table Tennis star, who was known for his handshake-style of playing.
According to the article I read today, multiple Olympic and World champion Kong Linghui announced his retirement last Thursday after playing his last competitive match during the Chinese National Championships.
He […]
By Sasha Manuel -- 0 comments
July 29th, 2006
I’m still laughing.
The news clip wasn’t referring to that giant gorilla we saw in the movie with the same title. Uh — scratch the word, drunk, of course, and drop the question mark. Heh.
Anway, that’s the reason why I’m laughing. How will the gorilla look when drunk? Pffft.
It was about the world and Olympic champion […]
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