Go to the Olympics! , Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong
On the 7th, Beijing time, the latest ITTF world rankings were announced, marking that the participating seats for the table tennis mixed doubles event of the 2024 Paris Olympics have been basically confirmed.
According to the rules, a total of 16 pairs will participate in the table tennis mixed doubles event of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Nine pairs of participating players have been determined through trials and Olympic qualifications. With the latest world rankings announced, the remaining seven pairs have been announced, including the world's number one mixed doubles and two-time World Table Tennis Championships champion Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha.
The personal abilities of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha are obvious to all. Since they became partners, they have also demonstrated their performance and tacit understanding on the court.
At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated teammates Wang Manyu/Lin Gaoyuan to win the championship. At the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships, the two went through all the competition and won the mixed doubles championship. In 2023, the "Shatou Combination" defended its title at the World Table Tennis Championships. Immediately following the Hangzhou Asian Games, the two defeated Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi and once again stood on the highest podium.
This is the first time Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha have partnered to participate in the Olympics. At the last Tokyo Olympics, Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen narrowly lost to the Japanese pair Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Mima in the final and missed the gold medal. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen faded out of the competition. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha joined hands to become one of the stable gold medal points for national table tennis.
The table tennis mixed doubles event of the Paris Olympic Games will start on July 27, and the mixed doubles gold medal will be decided on July 30. This is also the first table tennis gold medal in this competition.
After the relevant world rankings were announced, the Chinese Table Tennis Association also issued the "Notice on the List of Athletes Participating in Certain Events at the 2024 Paris Olympics" on the morning of the 7th, announcing the list of athletes participating in the mixed doubles and men's singles events of the Paris Olympics. . In addition to Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong will participate in the men's singles competition, while Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong automatically qualify for the team competition.
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