Kasumi Ishikawa, a well-known Japanese athlete in the table tennis world, has not lost his popularity in China despite retiring from auction in 2023. As the most popular Japanese player among Chinese table tennis fans in history, her name is still a hot topic among Chinese fans. After retiring, Kasumi Ishikawa did not leave the big family of table tennis, but returned to the field of vision of table tennis fans with a new identity.
Recently, Kasumi Ishikawa appeared in China and announced a new role, which attracted a lot of attention. Specifically, she was selected by Fuji TV in Japan to be a special host of the special program "Paris 2024 Olympic Games". This change of identity not only marks Ishikawa's continued contribution to table tennis, but also another proof of her affectionate connection with Chinese table tennis fans.
In this special program, Kasumi Ishikawa will take the camera deep into the interior of the Japanese national table tennis to record their glorious journey to compete for Olympic qualification and future on the Olympic stage. What's more worth looking forward to is that she will also appear as a special host at the Singles World Cup held in Macau, China, bringing the most in-depth and intimate table tennis reports and stories to fans in China and Japan.
This move by Kasumi Ishikawa not only enhances the attention of the international table tennis community to Chinese table tennis, but also builds a new bridge for the exchange of table tennis culture between China and Japan. More importantly, her participation will undoubtedly add a touch of color to the coverage of the upcoming Grand Slam tournament in Saudi Arabia and other international tournaments, which in turn will give the Japanese table tennis team and clubs a deeper understanding of the Chinese national table tennis players.
In this context, the Chinese national table tennis players go to the Japanese T-League to compete, which has become a new way to help the development of Chinese table tennis. Through participation in the T-League, it not only provides a platform for players to practice and show their skills, solves the problem of scarcity of domestic competition opportunities, but also brings them considerable economic income. In addition, although this means that the Japanese national table tennis team will have the opportunity to get to know the Chinese players more deeply, considering that the second team of the Chinese national table tennis team is essentially the sparring partner of the national team first, this kind of exchange can improve the strength and experience of the Chinese team and bring a win-win situation for both sides.
Kasumi Ishikawa's new role is not only a continuation of her own career, but also a new contribution to the international exchange and development of table tennis. With her help, the friendly exchanges between China and Japan table tennis and the improvement of the competitive level indicate the greater achievements of national table tennis in the international arena in the future.