On April 9, the German Table Tennis Association released the list of nominees for the Paris Olympics, and the 43-year-old veteran Bohr, who is loved and respected by the majority of fans, appeared in the list of nominees. In other words, Bol is very likely to compete in the Olympic Games for the seventh time, and it is reported that the final list will be officially announced in May. Perhaps Bol didn't expect him to get another chance to compete at the Olympics at the age of 43, when Bol was on holiday with his family, and he was delighted to learn the news, saying: "Paris is another big new goal for me, and I am proud to be able to participate in the Olympics because I know that decisions are based on performance, not merit." ”
Yes, who would have thought that Uncle Bo would be able to win the Doha Regular Challenger singles championship in 2023 after he came back from the game for a few months due to injury, and he defeated Tomokazu Zhangmoto in the final. In the 1/8 finals of this year's Singapore Grand Slam men's singles, Uncle Bo, ranked 43rd in the world, also defeated Lin Shidong, ranked 18th, and successfully advanced to the top 8. It's just a 3-4 defeat to Liang Jingkun in the semifinals, but this result is already very good. Uncle Bo was selected based on his outstanding performance, not because he had previously defeated Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Wang Hao to win the World Cup singles championship. The list of the German team for the Paris Olympics is as follows:
Men's group: Qiu Dang, Ocharov, Pol. P-card: Francesca
Women's group: Mittram, Han Ying, Shan Xiaona. P card: unannounced to be determined
Men's Singles: Qiu Dang, Ocharov
Women's Singles: Mittram, Han Ying
Mixed Doubles: Qiu Dang/Mittram
Maybe the fans will say that Francesca is younger than Bol and has recently beaten Malone, so why not use Francesca? No, the head coach of the German men's team, Roscoff, explained in an interview why he chose Bol instead of Francesca. "It's also important for the Olympics to give you the experience, the consistency and the results of the last few months, and the fact that you can always see that people have a lot of respect for Bol," he said. "I have to say that Uncle Bo's charm has not diminished back then. Indeed, everyone has always respected Pol, it is hard to imagine that Tian Zhixi will post a photo with Pol after winning the championship, and the Korean teenager Shin Yubin will cover his face and smile shyly when he sees Bol, so cute and restrained in front of his idol. It can be said that Bol's inclusion in the Olympic roster is also expected.
In addition to Bol, we can also see several Chinese players Qiu Dang, Han Ying and Shan Xiaona being heavily used. In particular, the straight board player Qiu Dang, who plays three events at the same time, in addition to singles and teams, he will also compete with Nina Mittram in the mixed doubles. And Han Ying, who had surgery for a foot injury, is also actively recovering from training. Here, I wish Sister Han Ying a smooth recovery and participate in the Olympic Games as she wishes.