The Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the list of national table tennis players to participate in the Paris Olympics, but it did not expect to cause an uproar. Netizens expressed dissatisfaction with some of the candidates. The P card is one of them.
This time, the national table tennis gave the men's table tennis P card to Liang Jingkun, and the women's table tennis P card to Wang Yidi.
After the list came out, it caused a lot of controversy.
According to the past practice, the national table tennis will give P cards to young players. The P card players are preparing for the next Olympic Games, which can also be said to be echelon building. In the past, national table tennis would give P cards to young players. Not this year.
Xiang Chu listed the ages of the previous P card players in that year.
Since the Beijing Olympics, the P card system has been introduced in table tennis.
First, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games national table tennis P card team members are Chen Xi and Li Xiaoxia.
Chen Xi was born in April 1983 and was 25 years old when he arrived at the Beijing Olympics.
Li Xiaoxia was born in June 1988 and was only 20 years old when she arrived at the Beijing Olympics.
Chen Xi failed to participate in the following Olympics. Li Xiaoxia participated in the London Olympics and the Rio Olympics.
Second, the 2012 London Olympics national table tennis P card team members are Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen.
Xu Xin was born in January 1990 and was 22 years old when he arrived at the London Olympics.
Liu Shiwen was born in April 1991 and was 21 years old when she arrived at the London Olympics.
Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen participated in the Rio Olympics and the Tokyo Olympics.
Third, the 2016 Rio Olympics national table tennis P card team members are Fan Zhendong and Zhu Yuling.
Fan Zhendong was born in January 1997 and was only 19 years old when he arrived at the Rio Olympics.
Zhu Yuling was born in January 1995 and was only 21 years old when she arrived at the Rio Olympics.
Fan Zhendong participated in the Tokyo Olympics and was selected for the Paris Olympics. Zhu Yuling was unable to participate in the subsequent Olympic Games due to state and physical reasons.
Fourth, the members of the national table tennis P card team of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics are Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu.
Wang Chuqin was born in May 2000 and was 21 years old when he arrived at the Tokyo Olympics.
Wang Manyu was born in February 1999 and was 22 years old when he arrived at the Tokyo Olympics.
Wang Chuqin was selected for the Paris Olympics squad. Wang Manyu came off the bench for the Tokyo Olympics and was selected for the Paris Olympics squad.
Fifth, the members of the national table tennis P card team of the 2024 Paris Olympics are Liang Jingkun and Wang Yidi.
Liang Jingkun was born in October 1996 and was 27 years old when he arrived at the Paris Olympics, almost 28 years old.
Wang Yidi was born in February 1997 and was 27 years old when he arrived at the Paris Olympics.
When Wang Yidi and Liang Jingkun arrived at the Paris Olympics, they were much older than the previous P-card players.
Not only that, Wang Yidibi Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha, who were selected for the Paris Olympics list, are older. Liang is older than Wang, who was selected for the Paris Olympics. The age gap of P card players has increased.
Where are these echelon players?
And by the 2028 Olympic Games, Wang Yidi and Liang Jingkun will be 31 years old. It is not known whether they will be able to fight until then. Not to mention the rise of young players, who simply don't give them a chance.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Liang Jingkun participated in the Olympics as a sparring partner.
Therefore, fans do not understand the arrangement of national table tennis. This is where the echelon players.
Six of the previous eight P-card players competed in the Olympics. Zhu Yuling did not participate in the Olympics due to state and physical reasons, and retired early. The older Chen Xi also failed to participate in the Olympics.
Can the older Wang Yidi and Liang Jingkun participate in the next Olympics? It's hard! Maybe it's not even before the 2028 Olympics, and they're already retired.