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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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May 9th, 2006
The Olympic Programme was finalised and I found out that there will be new events this coming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. One of them will be the new discipline, BMX.
It’ll probably fall under cycling? Don’t quote me on that because I don’t have any idea if I’m right. Heh.
It’s also known as Bicycle Motocross. […]
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April 8th, 2006
In the upcoming Summer Olympics, we can expect the following disciplines:
Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe / kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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