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London 2012 Olympic Games ,28 July 2012 - 08 August 2012, London, England The most anticipated tournament of the year is fast approaching and begins just under 3 weeks time! The London 2012 Olympics! Once again similar to that of Beijing Olympics in 2008, China occupy the top seeded places for...

Science in Olympics Games / Table Tennis: The Science of Spin Here's a fantastic video of the science of spin, how balls are made, statistical analysis and much more! Check it out :) Post below! :) Enjoy!

Chinese National Team prepare for the London 2012 Olympics! The Chinese National Team are now in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics (Closed training). The training started on the 1st June 2012 and will go on for 40 days. The men's and women's team are separated with a total of 60...

Today on the 22nd May 2012 the Bristish Olympic Association have announced the three male and three female representatives for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the men's category Paul Drinkhall (22) will lead the team as he will represent GB in the singles. Drinkhall (pictured...

--- Shocking upset for the Japanese camp as World number 7 Jun Mizutani is knocked out in the first round! --- Jun Mizutani the reigning champion of the Kuwait Open World Tour 2012 where he overcome Korea's Ryu Seung Min has just lost in the first round of the Korean Open World Tour. World...

On Friday the 10th May 2012 China announced that Zhang Jike and Wang Hao will play the table tennis singles in the London 2012 Olympics with Ma Long joining them in the team competition. In the women's table tennis singles Ding Ning and Li Xiaoxia were picked with Guo Yue playing in the team...

Day 1 of the World Olympic Qualifications for a ticket to the London 2012 Olympics took place today on the 10th May in Doha, Qatar. Three unexpected defeats occurred in the group stages of the men's singles event which included Great Britain's Paul Drinkhall, Frances Emmanuel Lebesson and Simon...

To help the Chinese National team prepare for the London 2012 Olympics and to keep them injury free from their rigorous training set by head coach Liu Guoliang, the team are being treated with physiotherapy 3 days a week. Below are some pictures just in of reigning World Champion Zhang Jike...

Source: Thanks to the etta.co.uk for this useful information for us! So, an Olympic Games cannot be run without the super stars. Below is the list so far on who will go to the London 2012 Olympic Games! Qualification procedures are still under way so we will keep this page updated for you...

World leading Coca‑Cola has been a major sponsor for the Olympic Games since 1928. Coca Cola is a major part of London 2012 Olympics and has strengthened its partnership with the games by sponsoring the Paralympic Games 2012. Table tennis players have had a huge part in advertising the games...

Below is an amazing video which displays the final of the Olympic Games in 2004 between Ryu Seung Min and Wang Hao. What a match! Photo by: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Sport Inspiring video Enjoy :)

The Asian Olympic Qualifications 2012 are now over and we have the official list in on who has qualified for the London 2012 Olympic games from Asia. Koki Niwa - photo by: Asahi Shimbun Mens Singles Leung Chu Yan (HKG) Qualifier 1/2 Koki Niwa (JPN) Qualifier 1/2 Ma Long (CHN) Qualifier 3/4...

Guys, Can any one tell me that whether Ma Long is playing is Olympic singles or not?? :(:( I deadly wanted him to play.. He should not only compete in Team event but also in Singles ,as he is the most deserving one for Olympic Gold :D

Today on the 21st April, China's Ma Long and Korea's Ryu Seung Min qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the third day of the Asian Olympic Qualifications. The first player to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games was Japan's Koki Niwa who defeated World Number 1 Ma Long! Article...

Today on the 21st April 2012, Japan's rising star Koki Niwa defeated World number 1 Ma Long for a place in the London 2012 Olympics! Koki Niwa is the first player to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games from the Asian Olympic Qualifications Ma Long defeated by Koki Niwa - photo by...

Day three of the European Olympic Qualifications tournament held in Luxembourg on the 13th April 2012 came to an end with four players officially qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics! The first player to qualify was Austria's Robert Gardos, then Portugal's Marcos Freitas and Joao Monteriro...

Zhang Yining considered one of the greatest table tennis players of all time has just given birth to a beautiful 6 pound girl on the 2nd April 2012. The news was first heard by the Chinese National women's team head coach Shi Zhihao at the recent World Team Championships. The head coach and many...

Timo Boll and his German side recently reached the final of the World Team Chapionships 2012 loosing closely to a strong Chinese side which included the World number 1, 2 and 3. On route to the final Timo Boll was in perfect form and only lost one game in the whole tournament which was to the...

First time I've made this kind of video so feedback would be great. I kind of gave up on it and took some parts out which weren't behaving themselves, clips were speeding up on upload and becoming unstable etc. Let me know if you like it or not anyway :) Best watching in 1080p though the 'HD'...

Yes! You heard it right! Ryu Seung Min will move to Germany with his wife and baby boy to represent Ochsenhausen in the Bundesliga! Photo by: ttf-liebherr-ochsenhausen.de Ryu Seung Min the Olympic champion in 2004 became a father just two weeks ago, so he, his wide and baby boy will move to...