Top paddlers out of Asiad squad
(CRIENGLISH.com)
Updated: 2006-11-10 14:05 Wang Liqin, the world's top
male table tennis player, and his female counterpart, Zhang Yining, are both
missing from the Chinese Asiad squad.
The roster was
made public on Thursday in Shenzhen, where the national teams are undergoing
intensive training to prepare for the upcoming Asian Games to be held from
December 1st to 15th.
Youngsters Hao Shuai and Chen Qing made up for the top guns' absence.
The sports authorities explained that the exclusion of the top players is to
provide an opportunity to nurture the younger players.
The Chinese table tennis teams will be led by veterans Ma Lin and Wang Nan
who each will compete in all four events, namely, the men's and women's singles,
doubles, team, and mixed doubles.
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