olympics

Hello Table Tennis Community, I have created this thread to get people's opinions on who they would like to see represent China along side Ma Long. Personally I would like to see Zhang Jike given the chance to retain his title, it would be great to see him on the Olympic stage once again -...

I'm assuming he's gonna win because let's face it he is going to do everything in his power to get this title as it might be the only chance ever for him to win the olympics and he is hungry for it and determined to win. This is gonna be his greates achievement as well as proving himself as...

Latin America select players and teams competing in the Olympic Games. They are: (Some names have an interview in Spanish) Women's Single: 1. Adriana Díaz (Puerto Rico) 2. Lady Ruano (Colombia) 3. Carolina Kumahara (Brazil) 4. Lin Gui (Brazil) 5. Gremlis Arvelo (Venezuela) 6. Yadira...

Absolutely outstanding! Melissa Tapper has become the first ever Australian to qualify for both the Olympics and Paralympic Games in the same year writing the history books! Hit the LIKE button if you think Melissa is awesome!

This August will see the spectacular Rio Olympic Games with many table tennis fans currently speculating who the formidable Chinese National Team will be. Liu Guoliang has disclosed a basic line up which you can find out below! Men Team Line Up - Photo by: Remy Gros Players going to the Rio...

In a recent interview with Sina Sports, Zhang Jike has expressed how he wants to represent the Chinese National team at Rio Olympic Games this August. This time last year Zhang Jike had some unexpected losses with many fans around the world confused with Zhang Jikes performances. However this...

Dimitrij Ovtcharov had an incredible year in 2015. At the end of the year (29th December) one of the biggest German Newspapers interviewed the World Number 4 about his thoughts on the current situation in the world of table tennis, his thoughts on the new plastic balls, conditions of the World...

Ma Long has had a great year winning all 3 major events, the World Champs, World Cup and the World Tour Grand Finals. We are all aware if Ma Long wins the Rio Olympics he will become a grand slam champion matching Zhang Jike's achievements. My question is, if Ma Long wins Rio will he go down...

Last week saw the Rio Olympic Test Event where fans could see how the venue will look like. The table as always looks great and is a big attraction, however fans shifted their attention to the Green Flooring. The new all green flooring has been requested by the organisation of Rio 2016. This is...

Hi i am helping Jennifer Wu (Yue Wu) spread the word about her GoFundMe fundraiser. She won the 2015 Pan American Games gold medal and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Funds for Olympians in the United States is scarce. All USA Olympians are self reliant and not funded by there government...

Hi everyone, Petr Korbel is our latest addition to the Verified Pro Member and has signed up to the TableTennisDaily website and is willing to answer your questions! Petr Korbel is a professional table tennis player who represented Czech Republic at the Olympic Games for a staggering 5 times...

Hi all, I would like to start this thread to open the guess game, and see until next year who can get the correct guess or at least very close, so hope this will be a good discussion about Olympics table tennis game as well. For me, my guess will be the following: Men Singles: Gold: Ma Long...

TableTennisDaily exclusive interview with Stiga's Fan Zhendong, a Chinese National team member, and the recent Polish and German Open Champion! We would like to thank STIGA for setting up this fantastic interview! Be sure to like their page here. Enjoy the interview guys! Full Name: Fan...

As you can see from the title: I have a question. I would like to know how the chinese players are selested for the olympics, because there are only two players that can be chosen. Does Liu Guoliang decide who is allowed to participate or does the world ranking decide that? I hope someone...

It's been one year since the London 2012 Olympics when Zhang Jike clinched gold against Wang Hao! What a life changing event for millions around the world! Photo by: 1.skysports.com So we ask you, what have you, your club, friends or family done since the inspirational 2012 Olympic Games?

Hey guys, I was wondering on what you would think on Xu Xin going to the Olympics in 2016 Rio. He is the current number 1 player, but I know Ma Long was around that time too, before he was bumped down and then the Chinese team decided not to use him in the singles and they kept him in the Team...

The 2013 LIEBHERR World Table Tennis Championships Men’s singles final took place today on Monday 20th May 2013; it was a repeat of the London Olympic singles final last summer where we saw China vs. China with Zhang Jike meeting Wang Hao. Zhang Jike 2013 WTTC Champion - Photo by: Remy Gros...

The German players are ready and raring to go at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships which kicked off on Monday 13th May, the team prepared for the tournament on home soil however they’re currently in Paris ready to compete. Before the team left Germany for the French capital head Coach...

TableTennisDaily exclusive interview with Table Tennis professional Ryu Seung Min! We would like to thank Liam Pitchford for setting up this fantastic interview! Enjoy the interview guys! Full Name: Ryu Seung Min Age: 30 Date Of Birth: 05 August 1982 Height: 177cm Club represented: TTF...