Women’s table tennis women’s singles Olympics, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha strive to continue their glory_General Administration of Sports

Since the establishment of the table tennis program in the Seoul Olympics in 1988, the Chinese table tennis team has never let the women’s singles gold medal fall by the side. At the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, 70 women players from all over the world will participate in singles matches. The women’s singles event will be the second gold produced in the table tennis stadium of the Tokyo Olympics.

At that time, Guoping will send outstanding Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha to the competition. Although both of them are participating in the Olympics for the first time, their performances in domestic and international competitions in recent years have been very impressive, especially against their main opponents. Li Sun, the head coach of the National Table Tennis Women’s Team, once said when introducing the women’s Olympic lineup: “The singles athlete Chen Meng has won 9 international championships and 3 domestic championships in the past two years. He has won both the World Cup and the national championships. Ranked No. 1 in the world. As the backbone of the new generation of national table tennis, Sun Yingsha has maintained an excellent record against China’s major Olympic opponents, including three wins in world competitions (World Championships, World Cup teams, World Cup singles), and currently ranks No. 1 in the Olympic qualification rankings. Second place. She was also selected for the Olympic lineup due to her outstanding performance in the recent world competitions.”

The main opponents of the national table tennis women’s team are concentrated in the Asian region. The Japanese player Mima Ito, who is now ranked second in the women’s world, is undoubtedly one of the main opponents of the national table tennis. Mima Ito is a bronze medal member of the Japanese women’s team at the Rio Olympics. In the several international competitions resumed last year, Mima Ito failed to pass the main national table tennis player. However, in the WTT (World Table Tennis Professional League) regular challenge and the star challenge held in March this year, Mima Ito won the women’s singles championship in two consecutive competitions without participating in the national table tennis, and the competitive state is good. Another member of the Japanese women’s singles entry is Ishikawa Yoshizumi. She is the most experienced member of the Japanese women’s team, holding a silver medal for the women’s team at the London Olympics and a bronze medal for the women’s team at the Rio Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics will be the third time that Ishikawa will be on the Olympic venue. The two of them will also work hard to achieve the “zero breakthrough” of the Japanese women’s singles medal.

Among South Korean women’s singles players, Tian Zhixi, who has participated in the Rio Olympics, is the “first sister” who is doing my part. Although she did not get too eye-catching results in last year’s Women’s Table Tennis World Cup and the ITTF Finals, she then followed the National Table Tennis Team for a period of training in Chengdu, and participated in the Table Tennis Super League. Familiarity goes a step further. Shin Yubin, a 17-year-old teenager, secured the women’s singles quota through his outstanding performance in the Olympic trials and became the youngest player in the history of the Korean Olympic Games. Her performance in the WTT Star Challenge in March was also remarkable. In addition, the London Olympics women’s singles bronze medalist, Singapore’s Feng Tianwei, Chinese Taipei’s Zheng Yijing, and Hong Kong’s Du Kaixian also all have good strengths.

For European players, Germany will send Han Ying and Solja to play. Of particular concern is the chipper Han Ying, who posed a great threat to Chen Meng in the Women’s World Cup last year. The 58-year-old Luxembourg veteran Ni Xialian will be a highlight of the Tokyo Olympics. She will embark on the fifth Olympic journey of her career. (Reposted from the 03 edition of China Sports Daily on June 10)