Ma Long's joke in 19 years has come true! He's going to the Olympics for the fourth time, and this time he's going to Paris! Our dragon team has set a new record and has become the person who has participated in the Olympics the most times in national table tennis.
The list of athletes for the Paris Olympics is out! The 35-year-old veteran Ma Long was selected for the men's team with Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, and it seems that Ma Long is going to have a fourth Olympic trip.
I still remember in 2019, when Malone joked that he was going to Paris to participate in the 2024 Olympics, and at that moment, it caused a burst of laughter from his teammates.
At that time, Ma Long was about to be 30, and according to the rules of our industry, it might be difficult for him to go to the 2024 Olympics. But who would have thought that five years have passed, and the old horse is really not built, but has broken into the door of the Paris Olympics. Although the singles is out of play, Ma Long won the qualification for the team competition with his strength.
Ma Long's table tennis career has been nothing short of brilliant. 12 years ago, Ma Long, who was still a national table tennis player, showed his face at the Olympic Games on behalf of the country. With his outstanding performance, he successfully helped the Chinese team lock in the qualification for the team competition.
Four years later, at the Rio Olympics, Ma Long is no longer the rookie of the year, he has grown into the main force of the national table tennis Dragon team, he was really energetic in that Olympic Games, not only won the singles championship, but also won the team, the world ranking soared directly to the first, and he is the only super slam winner in history!
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, he competed with teammate Fan Zhendong again, and in the end, he had the last laugh and won the men's singles gold medal. Now, he has become the only player in the history of table tennis to have a double Grand Slam.
Coach Wang Hao said that Ma Long had shined in the Olympics before, winning three gold medals in the men's team and two men's singles, which is no joke. Although he is a little older, the hard work he has trained and the strict requirements for himself are not ambiguous at all. In the team, Marlon is the spiritual leader!
Ma Long and Wang Chuqin partnered in the men's doubles in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, and they went all the way to win the championship! Although Malone stopped in the round of 16, his world ranking soared to second place. Thinking about the ups and downs he has encountered in the past year, it is really not easy to maintain such a high standard.
Ma Long's perseverance and strength are very good. He is a leading figure in the table tennis world, and he has always fought for our country and brought many exciting games to fans and friends. No, he's about to start his fourth Olympic journey, and this time he's going to fight for a sixth gold medal. At the Paris Olympics, Malone will definitely make some big news again, and I bet he will definitely do it again!
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