According to the @WTT World Table Tennis Federation on May 20, Ma Long withdrew from the WTT Chongqing Championship 2024, and Lin Gaoyuan will participate in the competition through the world ranking.
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According to the Chinese Table Tennis Association on May 14, the Chinese National Table Tennis Association announced the list of athletes participating in the women's singles and men's and women's team events of the Chinese national table tennis team at the 2024 Paris Olympics on its official website, and Ma Long will participate in the men's team competition.
After Ma Long was named to the men's team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the IOC published an article on its official website, "The legendary star has a chance to continue his Olympic record. According to the IOC, Malone will have a chance to achieve good results again.
"The 36-year-old Ma Long is the most successful player in the history of Olympic table tennis, winning a total of three team and two singles Olympic gold medals. Ma Long, who is currently ranked third in the world men's singles, although he failed to enter the Olympic list of the Chinese men's singles this time, he will still attack the men's table tennis team championship with his teammates. ”