Qingyang City Celebrates Olympic Table Tennis Champions with Community Event at East Lake Park

On August 22, the national table tennis team came to East Lake Park in Qingyang City, Gansu Province to hold the “National Football Team into the Park and National Football Team into the Community” event.

At the recently concluded Paris Olympics, the Chinese table tennis team won five gold medals for the first time. The local citizens of Qingyang were delighted to see Olympic and world champions at their doorstep. Next to the tables, national table tennis players were competing with fans, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Wang Chuqin, who won mixed doubles and men’s team gold medals at the Paris Olympics, said he was very happy to interact with table tennis enthusiasts so soon after the Olympics and was feel everyone’s enthusiasm to participate in sports. “It is very meaningful to promote table tennis in this way,” he said.

“The atmosphere was so lively!” Wang Manyu, who won the women’s team gold medal at the Paris Olympics, said: “Many people took part in the event, including many teenagers. Everyone has a special base in table tennis and plays it well.”

Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, said that the new Olympic preparation cycle has begun. . At the same time, many groups participate in national fitness and youth sports contributing significantly to building the power of sports.

Text source: People’s Daily Client

Editors-in-Chief: Wang Shanning, Yao Kaihong, Liu Susu