On the morning of May 14, Beijing time, the official website of the Chinese table tennis team announced the final list of participants of the Chinese team in the table tennis event of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the men's substitute P card quota was given to Liang Jingkun, and the women's substitute P card quota was given to Wang Yidi
However, after the list was announced, it still caused a lot of controversy, in addition to Chen Meng surpassing Wang Manyu at the last moment of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam to get the women's singles qualification, why Lin Shidong lost the men's substitute P card, is also the focus of debate among fans, because in the just-concluded WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles semifinals, Lin Shidong's performance was impressive, and was highly appreciated by Wang Chuqin, so in this regard, on May 15, Beijing time, the independent coaches of the men's and women's teams of the national table tennis coaching staff Wang Hao and Ma Lin, He also came forward to explain
According to the selection method previously announced by the national table tennis team, on May 7, the world's highest-ranked mixed doubles combination will directly qualify for the Paris Olympics, then Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha have been in the mixed doubles world No. 1 position for a long time, and they have also achieved four consecutive championships in the mixed doubles event in the WTT Grand Slam, so the selection of the "Shatou Combination" is no suspense and deserved
As for Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng, they have obtained the qualification for men's and women's singles, which are completely determined in accordance with the points ranking of the Olympic selection method within the national table tennis team, as for the team competition, the qualification is given to Ma Long and Wang Manyu, although Ma Long is already a 35-year-old veteran, and Paris is also his fourth personal Olympic trip, but not long ago in the Macau World Cup, the veteran Ma Long can still win the men's singles championship, so his experience and his strength are in line with the needs of the national table tennis team
As for Wang Manyu, although she lost to India's Batra in the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, in terms of strength, Wang Manyu is still one of the three strongest players in the national table tennis women's team, and her foreign performance is higher than Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi and others, so Wang Manyu's participation in the women's team with the team is well deserved, but for the controversial women's singles issue, Ma Lin also explained: "Wang Manyu has shown spirit and strength in the long preparation process for the Paris Olympics, all made her the best choice for the third member of the girl group! However, Ma Lin did not answer the question of losing the women's singles head-on
Many people are puzzled why, in the men's team project, the coaching staff gave the substitute P card to Liang Jingkun, who was born in 1996, but the recent fierce 19-year-old player Lin Shidong is also fully qualified to participate as a substitute player with the team, in the previous Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, Wang Chuqin highly praised Lin Shidong, claiming that his playing style is currently the most advanced in the world, and he can defeat any opponent in the future!
Then the head coach of the men's team, Wang Hao, also came forward to explain, claiming that the reason why Liang Jingkun was substituted was to watch Liang Jingkun's progress and strength throughout the Paris Olympics preparation cycle! In other words, from the perspective of the national table tennis coaching staff, Lin Shidong is only 19 years old after all, and lacks the experience of the World Series
And for the national table tennis team, the task of the Olympic Games is to win the gold medal, not a place for training, and in the men's team event, athletes also need to shoulder the task of doubles, Liang Jingkun compared to Lin Shidong, in the national table tennis team with Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long for a longer time, although Liang Jingkun's state in the international competition has been slightly up and down, but from the perspective of the Paris Olympics, he is indeed more suitable than Lin Shidong to participate in the Paris Olympics as a substitute player
Editor: Lao Zhang