Recently, the official website of the International Table Tennis Federation officially announced all 16 pairs of table tennis mixed doubles events at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha of national table tennis was among them. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha's qualification has become the most special.
16 mixed doubles pairs
Previously, the mixed doubles pairs of the Paris Olympics have been determined according to the continental competition and the world rankings.
Of the remaining seven pairs, except for France, who qualified as the host, the six quota places were determined based on the world rankings.
According to the rules, the Mixed Doubles World Ranking on May 7, 2024 will be used as the basis.
Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha
In this way, in the ITTF's updated list, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Lin Zhongxun/Shin Yubin, Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hina Hayata, Lin Yunru/Chen Siyu, Ionescu/Szokos, Exage/Madarac, and the host France's Alex Lebrun/Yuan Jianan have qualified.
Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Yidi
Among them, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha's qualifications are the most special. As you can see from the graph, you can see the number of places reallocated according to the world ranking (Asia). ”
Why is this so? Because in the Asian Championships, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi won the mixed doubles championship, and according to the regulations, they can qualify for the mixed doubles in the Paris Olympics.
However, the national table tennis has long stipulated that the mixed doubles quota for the Paris Olympics will be determined according to the world ranking on May 7, 2024, so after the ITTF announced the list last year, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi's qualification was vetoed by the national table tennis side, and it was marked that it would be redistributed according to the world ranking. This is also the only place in the mixed doubles list announced by the International Table Tennis Federation that has been rejected.