Finally, the Olympic list that has always been difficult for national table tennis to produce has finally been released, especially in women's singles, because there are too many talents who can play, and the coaching staff has always experienced sweet troubles.
In the Paris Olympics, which will start in July, the national table tennis team finally decided to send Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng 4 players to participate in singles to win glory for the country. As far as Chen Meng is concerned, in fact, the competition has not been advantageous in the cycle, and he was suppressed by Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and it was not until the end that he seized the opportunity and killed him in one fell swoop.
The selection plan for the Olympic Games has experienced great controversy, and it defines the selection cycle as starting on May 8, 2023 and ending on May 14, 2024.
But in fact, from the moment after the Tokyo Olympics, the preparations for the Paris Olympics should have begun, so many fans think that the selection cycle should be after the Tokyo Olympics and before the Paris Olympics, so as to be more objective, after all, there will be various high-point events such as the Houston World Table Tennis Championships in 2021 and the Singapore Grand Slam in 2022, which are also key bonuses for players to compete for Olympic qualifications.
Entering 2024, Chen Meng is still in poor competitive form, losing to Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu in various competitions, so at that time, it seems that Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu are very likely to become twin stars, and it is justified to represent the Chinese team in the Olympic singles.
Later, the national table tennis issued a strict order that if you lose to foreign associations, you will be directly deducted 3,000 points, so that Wang Yidi will directly lose the qualification to compete, and the competition between Wang Manyu and Chen Meng will be fierce. In the Macau World Cup that ended in April, Wang Manyu reached the final and won the runner-up, leading Chen Meng in points.
But in the final Grand Slam, Wang Manyu failed to grasp the good game and lost to Indian particle player Batra, which made you fall into passivity; Chen Meng won all 5 foreign battles, advanced to the finals, and qualified for the Olympic singles.
Congratulations to Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha for qualifying for the Olympic Games in singles, bless the eels, continue to work hard!