The Chinese national table tennis team departed from Beijing for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday.
The eight athletes of the team, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun, will compete in table tennis events at the Paris Games scheduled to commence on July 27.
Ma Long, with three team golds and two consecutive singles titles at the Olympics, is poised to play his fourth Olympic Games in Paris.
"I feel excited and thrilled now. It's great to compete at such a grand event once again," he said.
On the women's side, World No. 1 Sun Yingsha also expressed her excitement for the upcoming matches.
"I am very excited and proud wearing this uniform to compete for our country. We have a training period after we arrive in Paris, and hopefully I can get over the jet lag soon and come up in my good shape," said Sun.
"In the first week after we arrive in Paris, our main job should be to get over the jet lag and then as we change to a new environment in the Olympic Village, we should know when we are to enter the training camp. We should warm up in the first few days after we enter the village until the games begins. All this should be performed following a systematic plan made by our coach team," said Liu Guoliang, president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA).
Chinese table tennis team departs for Paris Olympics
Chinese table tennis team departs for Paris Olympics
Chinese table tennis team departs for Paris Olympics
Chinese table tennis team departs for Paris Olympics
