On May 14, 2024, Beijing time, the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the list of participants for the Paris Olympic Games, and the final candidates were determined according to the selection rankings, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng qualified for the women's singles, Wang Manyu played in the women's team, and the veteran Ma Long was also shortlisted for the men's team lineup. Subsequently, the head coach of the women's team, Ma Lin, spoke, he said: Wang Manyu showed the spirit of tenacious struggle and personal strength to win glory for the country throughout the preparation process, and was the best candidate to serve as the third person in the group.
After a long period of selection, after the ITTF announced the world rankings for the 20th week of 2024, the Olympic selection of the national table tennis has also been decided, and the final lineup for the Paris Olympics is:
Mixed doubles: Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha
Men's singles: Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong
Men's team events: Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long
Men's AP Substitute Athlete: Liang Jingkun
Women's singles events: Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng
Women's team events: Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu
Women's AP substitute athlete: Wang Yidi
Coincidentally, in the latest world rankings, the top four in the men's singles world and the top four in the women's singles world were all shortlisted, the top two in the men's singles world and the top two in the women's singles world qualified for singles, the men's singles world third and the women's singles world third shortlisted team lineup, the men's singles world fourth and the women's singles world fourth won the P card, which is also the final ranking of the Olympic selection within the national table tennis team.
Ma Long participated in the Olympic Games for the fourth time, interpreting the significance and absolute strength of the veteran's insistence, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha played three roles in the Olympic Games, both of them were post-00s, and they can take the lead. Wang Manyu was overtaken by Chen Meng at the last moment and missed the Olympic singles, but she is the best choice for the third person in the team, and it is not surprising that Liang Jingkun and Wang Yidi won the P card, this is the strongest lineup of national table tennis, and they are expected to create good results in the Paris Olympics.
Subsequently, the head coach of the women's team, Ma Lin, said: Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng were selected for the singles list with the top two Olympic selection points. In the whole process of preparation, Wang Manyu showed the spirit of tenacious struggle and winning glory for the country and his personal strength, and was the best candidate to serve as the third person in the group. The selection of P card players mainly considers doubles ability and comprehensive strength in recent years, and the coaching staff unanimously believes that Wang Yidi is the most suitable.
Wang Hao, head coach of the men's team, said: Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong deserve to be the top two singles and team members in the selection. Ma Long has participated in many Olympic Games, won three men's team and two men's singles championships, and his performance in various competitions in the past year is also obvious to all, and he is fully qualified to be the third person in the team. The P-card athlete chose Liang Jingkun because the coaching staff valued his progress and quality in the Paris Olympic cycle.
Li Falcon, the head coach of the national team, said: The selection of the Paris Olympics is to better complete the task of participating in the Paris Olympics, and the coaching staff strictly follows the selection method, and the final selection of the Olympic squad will represent China, which will surely win glory for the country and continue to write the glory of national table tennis.
At this point, the dust has settled on the national table tennis Olympic lineup, and the next step will be the sprint period for Olympic preparations, and the main players must first ensure that they are not injured, and then strive to mobilize their best condition and study the main opponents. Preparing for the Olympics is a big task, but also a systematic task, which requires the participation of many players, and the sparring partner will also play a particularly important role. I wish the national table tennis all the best in the future and continue to write brilliant in Paris!