Paris Olympic Games 2024

[Tony's Table Tennis]

so what did we see now?

no camera man invade space
CNT staff goes and move the players bag onto the chair
hahaha

where is the clip of Chinese fan invading WCQ in the stands to get a selfie, but push away by few CNT staff
anything can happen in Paris

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

okay
back to scheduling
what can't men's play today?

Truls needs to beat FZD and it would be a great day

 

[sky500]

Interesting to know whats happening behind the curtain of the Chinese women team. No one from the Chinese side looked happy that Chen Meng won. Maybe is it because of the rumours that Chen Meng only got her starting place over WMY because of family connections?

 

[turbozed]

I've never seen a nation's team so unhappy to see one of their own get a repeat gold medal. Or at least if not unhappy, they are not showing much support or excitement for CM.

Really, I get that she had to beat a fellow CNT member to get the gold, but I don't think I've ever seen this happen in any sport where an accomplishment like this gets absolutely zero reaction. Completely stone-faced.

Are they instructed not to cheer or show any emotion for either side?

 

[backspacer]

Always rooted for CM despite SYS's sheer dominance since Tokyo. Happy she could get the gold medal again. You think she will retire? CNT sure didn't look happy after her victory.

 

[zeio]

your post has nothing to do with nextlevel or turbozed
trying to use a chinese coach word into the context doesn't make you any smarter

both turbozed and nextlevel has made correct input.
you sadly, wrong.
and you think you are god again, to ask people to not waste your time?
well, don't waste your time and comment then

Stop tilting.

 

[dingyibvs]

Unfortunately I think they bring out the corpse of Hayata out if need be. Japanese have a bizarre sports culture where they are expected to compete injured in the most important events, and they are celebrated for pushing past the pain regardless of outcome.

At least that's how it works in things like Koshien baseball. Table tennis and baseball sound incredibly alike in Japanese so maybe it'll be the same.

I don't think it's bizarre at all, that's always expected in the US as well. I remember being an Orlando Magic fan and how we got an injured Grant Hill back in the days. He pushed through an ankle injury the previous year in the playoffs for the Pistons, and ended up spending most of his 7 year max contract with the Magic on the IL. In the NFL and heck even college and high school football players are always expected to push through injuries to play, especially the big games.

 

[dingyibvs]

Always rooted for CM despite SYS's sheer dominance since Tokyo. Happy she could get the gold medal again. You think she will retire? CNT sure didn't look happy after her victory.

Congrats to Big Dream! SYS will get more chances, but she does need to learn how to win besides with sheer athletic dominance.

 

[backspacer]

I've never seen a nation's team so unhappy to see one of their own get a repeat gold medal. Or at least if not unhappy, they are not showing much support or excitement for CM.

Really, I get that she had to beat a fellow CNT member to get the gold, but I don't think I've ever seen this happen in any sport where an accomplishment like this gets absolutely zero reaction. Completely stone-faced.

Are they instructed not to cheer or show any emotion for either side?

Yeah, absolutely ridiculous compared to the mixed doubles gold medal reaction.

okay
back to scheduling
what can't men's play today?

Truls needs to beat FZD and it would be a great day

I think it would better too to have the men and women medalists together for the ceremony.

 

[Janard]

Wait, actually?

No, but they are in Paris. Ended up taking picture with Ryu Seungmin instead

 

[zeio]

HKG TV broadcaster TVB made an interview with Hayata. She was in a lot of pain and knew the match was going to be very difficult. It turns out she took an injection and it made all the difference.

 

[turbozed]

I don't think it's bizarre at all, that's always expected in the US as well. I remember being an Orlando Magic fan and how we got an injured Grant Hill back in the days. He pushed through an ankle injury the previous year in the playoffs for the Pistons, and ended up spending most of his 7 year max contract with the Magic on the IL. In the NFL and heck even college and high school football players are always expected to push through injuries to play, especially the big games.

You make a good point.

But the Japanese take it to a whole new level. There's some great documentaries on stuff like the Koshien where what they put their little leaguers through would be seen by most countries as child abuse. It's something I've seen often in Japanese combat sports too, where fights are often stopped way too late. Japanese boxing coaches and corners used to be notorious for sending out half dead boxers to take unnecessary punishment. Luckily, that sort of thing has lessened recently.

Sorry, seems like I started talking about boxing again all of a sudden lol

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Stop tilting.

stop trolling

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

HKG TV broadcaster TVB made an interview with Hayata. She was in a lot of pain and knew the match was going to be very difficult. It turns out she took an injection and it made all the difference.

lol
you make it sound like players don't take pain injection before matches.
where have you been all year

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I don't think it's bizarre at all, that's always expected in the US as well. I remember being an Orlando Magic fan and how we got an injured Grant Hill back in the days. He pushed through an ankle injury the previous year in the playoffs for the Pistons, and ended up spending most of his 7 year max contract with the Magic on the IL. In the NFL and heck even college and high school football players are always expected to push through injuries to play, especially the big games.

now, in the nba, don't they sit out whole seasons for some small injury?
but get millions in the pocket still

 

[fore.n.back]

Congrats Chen Meng, she basically fought not only against SYS but her whole fandom and the CNT delegation. Sun's weakness was always her bh and CM exploited it throughout the game to suppress her domineering fh

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I think it would better too to have the men and women medalists together for the ceremony.

yep
especially if Olympic Paris is all about ZERO everything
then why it the world waste resources unnecessary.

OG is the lightest schedule era in any players history (provided they do take part).
any player can say it is light....

you could squeeze in the schedule just a little, and save how much resources wastage?
I don't even major or specialize in this field... its just common sense

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Congrats Chen Meng, she basically fought not only against SYS but her whole fandom and the CNT delegation. Sun's weakness was always her bh and CM exploited it throughout the game to suppress her domineering fh

I don't think I saw a single Chen Meng poster in the stands.
it was CM vs everybody there

 

[zeio]

Interesting to know whats happening behind the curtain of the Chinese women team. No one from the Chinese side looked happy that Chen Meng won. Maybe is it because of the rumours that Chen Meng only got her starting place over WMY because of family connections?

Setting the rumors aside, I think they are mad at their own selection system.

WYD didn't just nearly take out China at WTTC 2024 but also SYS's chances of gold at Paris 2024. The late change made it possible for CM to make a comeback. It would've been WMY had they stuck to the original deadline.

 

[SleepyMaster]

You make a good point.

But the Japanese take it to a whole new level. There's some great documentaries on stuff like the Koshien where what they put their little leaguers through would be seen by most countries as child abuse. It's something I've seen often in Japanese combat sports too, where fights are often stopped way too late. Japanese boxing coaches and corners used to be notorious for sending out half dead boxers to take unnecessary punishment. Luckily, that sort of thing has lessened recently.

Sorry, seems like I started talking about boxing again all of a sudden lol

This is how monsters like Naoya Inoue are made off. I remember he got his jaw broken in 3rd of 4th round against Donaire and keep boxing until the end with it and get an fight of the year award for that fight. Huge fan of him 💪🏼

But to push boxers/fighters over their limits it’s not only Japanese thing. I’m telling as an ex national level mma fighter and coach. Many times fighters are the ones who don’t won’t to quit and suffering huge brain damage after the fight