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2025 National Games
National Games’ new generation set to shine at Asian Games, Olympics and beyond
Hong Kong’s Ceci Lee and Ryan Choi among a host of athletes who have taken the torch from the likes of Ma Long, Sun Yang and Pan Zhanle.
22 Nov 2025 - 12:31PM
2025 National Games
Record-breaker Ma Long leads Beijing to National Games table tennis team gold
20 Nov 2025 - 10:29PM
2025 National Games
Fan Zhendong cements legacy at National Games after completing ‘super grand slam’
20 Nov 2025 - 4:00PM
2025 National Games
National Games: Fan v Wang part 2, Hong Kong’s fencers go again – what to watch
Beijing face Shanghai in team table tennis final, so Fan Zhendong plays Wang Chuqin a second time, while Hong Kong mountain bikers join fray.
25 Nov 2025 - 10:08AM
2025 National Games
Tight National Games contest between China’s Wang, Hong Kong’s Wong warms hearts
Table tennis fans were quick to comment online on the pair’s bond after the thrilling match, which was settled only in seven games.
14 Nov 2025 - 12:45AM
2025 National Games
Powerhouse provinces: a rundown on the teams that dominate at National Games
Three teams have topped the medal table 11 times across the 14 editions of the event over 66 years, but one is no longer taking part.
9 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM
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2025 National Games
What to know about the National Games, where some of world’s best come to play
Some of the world’s top sportsmen and women will battle it out in the pool, court and track across the Greater Bay Area.
9 Nov 2025 - 8:00AM
China's economic recovery
Why China’s property crisis is putting tax overhaul on new 5-year plan agenda
For years, local budgets depended on booming land sales and VAT income. Now, both are falling – and Beijing faces some tough choices.
3 Oct 2025 - 5:52PM
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If China’s table tennis dominance is challenged, will the sport grow globally?
World Table Tennis CEO says Europe’s men making a ‘massive wave’, but diversity in the women’s game needs to be worked on.
17 Sep 2025 - 7:30AM
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Call to rush Fan Zhendong back into China table tennis team after perfect return
Olympic champion ends long absence with impressive results at opening leg of China Table Tennis Super League.
12 Jun 2025 - 5:37PM
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Lots of work to be done for China to return to top of men’s table tennis: Wang
New president of country’s table tennis association Wang Liqin says entire men’s team needs to improve, despite World Championships success.
29 May 2025 - 8:00AM
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Hongkongers grab fourth bronze, China pair slip to historic doubles defeat
Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan’s 3-1 loss at World Table Tennis Championships first time in 50 years China has not made men’s semi-finals.
23 May 2025 - 5:06PM
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Maintaining China’s dominance top of large pile on table tennis chief’s plate
Two-time Olympic gold medallist has to guide his new charges through World Championships and bring Fan Zhendong back into fold.
7 May 2025 - 3:41AM
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Departure of table tennis chief comes at a critical time
The change in leadership offers an opportunity to refresh and improve so that China can maintain its position as a towering force in the sport.
27 Apr 2025 - 6:15AM
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Bring back Fan Zhendong, Ma Long? Chinese table tennis fans rue Lin’s Macau loss
Hashtag ‘Chinese table tennis really needs to reflect’ tops Weibo’s trending list after Lin Shidong’s World Cup defeat by Hugo Calderano.
21 Apr 2025 - 5:11PM
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China’s ex-coach Wu Jingping slams WTT and ‘the mess table tennis has become’
Wu, coach from 1991 to 2021, criticises sport’s commercialisation and rules that led ex-protégé Fan Zhendong to withdraw from world rankings.
16 Feb 2025 - 3:57PM
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Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin welcome table tennis rule changes amid WTT rankings row
It follows meeting in Singapore to air grievances after withdrawal of Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Chen Meng from world rankings.
15 Feb 2025 - 12:43PM
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Hong Kong table tennis veteran Wong, Lam through to main draw of Singapore Smash
Tournament is without big names Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng but China still expected to dominate.
1 Feb 2025 - 10:10PM
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Chinese table tennis fans outraged as Chen Meng, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long dropped
National team selectors omit the trio for ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Shenzhen, after their withdrawal from world rankings.
17 Jan 2025 - 8:53PM
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After Chinese table tennis trio withdraw from rankings, ITTF sets up task force
Vow to review rules and gather feedback from players following withdrawals of Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng and Ma Long.
4 Jan 2025 - 7:56PM
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China table tennis chief backs Fan, Chen as Ma Long joins their rankings boycott
Liu Guoliang vows to push global governing bodies to change rules on skipping World Table Tennis events, calling them ‘really questionable’.
3 Jan 2025 - 12:55PM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Hong Kong gives Chinese Olympians hero’s welcome as trip starts – as it happened
Olympians are visiting the city fresh from bagging 40 gold medals at Paris Games.
30 Aug 2024 - 12:27AM
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Chinese social media hails ‘godlike’ Ma Long after sixth Olympics gold in Paris
The 35-year-old hinted Paris would spell the end of his illustrious career, but many netizens have called for him to play at the next Games in Los Angeles.
10 Aug 2024 - 12:41PM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Paris Games: China table tennis legend Ma Long drops quit hint after sixth gold
Victory in Friday’s final against Sweden was the fourth men’s team gold for Ma over the course of a 12-year Olympic career.
10 Aug 2024 - 9:43AM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Hongkongers urged to become 7 million-strong ‘cheerleading team’ for city’s Olympians
Vivian Kong leads the charge for Hong Kong delegation, with Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey also chasing medals in first five days.
27 Jul 2024 - 7:44AM
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Table tennis star Ma, swimmer Feng to carry China flag at opening ceremony
Pair chosen in recognition of their longevity and as inspiration to country’s rising stars, official says.
25 Jul 2024 - 12:25PM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Ma gets shot at sixth gold, but no individual glory awaits table tennis star in Paris
Ma Long will miss out on the chance to win a third straight singles title, but is in the team tournament for the Olympics.
16 Jul 2024 - 5:38PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Panama election: Jose Raul Mulino wins presidential race
Jose Raul Mulino ran as the substitute for fugitive former leader Ricardo Martinelli, who was banned from participating and sought asylum in the Nicaraguan embassy after a court upheld a conviction for money laundering.
6 May 2024 - 12:26PM
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