On February 7, Beijing time, the national table tennis came with good news - last month because of physical reasons for the WTT Macau competition, the head coach of the women's team Li Falcon, who applied for leave adjustment, has officially returned to the team and will participate in the training and guidance of the national table tennis Hainan, and at the same time, the men's team coachEs Liu Guozheng, Wang Hao and others have appeared.
Prior to this, Li Falcon had worked hard for the preparation of the Tokyo Olympic Games for the national table tennis, and even underwent surgery for sudden heart problems, and last month's leave was also to make an appointment in advance to review the body. Now that he has returned, it means that there is no big trouble, and I hope that Li will guide him to take care of his body and lead the national table tennis golden flowers to create glory again!
Born in 1963, Li Falcon is a well-known coach in national table tennis, because 3 of the only 5 Grand Slam players in the women's team have come from his disciples, namely Wang Nan, Zhang Yining and Li Xiaoxia, so when Kong Linghui left the head coaching position in 2017, Li Falcon became the best choice for successors.
However, Li Falcon is 6 years older than Kong Linghui after all, so it is difficult to compare with the juniors in all aspects such as the body, coupled with the pressure of the head coach's post, in recent years, Ito Mimachi and other Japanese young players have indeed caused a greater impact on the Chinese team, Li Falcon is also almost desperate to work, even if the heart problem also insists on fighting in the front line, it is not easy!
At last month's WTT Macau match, the national table tennis was almost exhausted, but Li Falcon, the head coach of the women's team, did not participate in it, which also triggered the concerns of fans and friends about his physical condition. Fortunately, this tournament is almost a "civil war" for the Chinese team, so the task is not very heavy, even if Li Falcon is not there.
But at the end of February, the national table tennis will send at least 23 people to participate in the WTT Oman Tournament, and in March will host the WTT Grand Slam, and in April there will be the Chengdu Team World Table Tennis Championships, as the coach of the whole army, Li Falcon will naturally not be absent.
From the photos flowing out of the Internet, we can see that Li Falcon and the men's team coach Liu Guozheng are walking together, this scene also reminds fans and friends of the two of them in 2018 when they worked together to take on the heavy responsibility of the men's and women's teams in the critical period, ensuring that the national table tennis won the world championship in the absence of Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui and Qin Zhijian.
Now that Li Falcon has officially become the head coach of the women's team, Liu Guozheng is also the coaching team leader of the men's first team, and I look forward to everyone continuing to lead the juniors to create good results and win more gold medals in the new season of 2022: Come on!