Gao Yuanyi has just been appointed as the director of the Table Tennis Sports Management Center, and he has taken up three new positions, and he has also burned the fire to the national table tennis! As we all know, the recent period of national table tennis has not been peaceful, national table tennis players Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng announced their withdrawal from the world rankings, and Chairman Liu Guoliang was once pushed to the forefront, and was questioned by individual fans, and was even called out of class. Now, Gao Yuanyi has just taken the position of director of the Table Tennis Sports Management Center, and he has pointed the finger at the national table tennis. However, there is one thing to say, the two things Gao Yuanyi did for national table tennis were not only disgusted by domestic fans, but even received unanimous praise from domestic fans.
Some time ago, Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng announced their withdrawal from the world rankings, although Chairman Liu Guoliang repeatedly emphasized in an interview with reporters that athletes of Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng's level, as long as they are willing, still have the opportunity to represent the national table tennis in the competition with wild card qualifications, but the national table tennis coaching staff announced the Asian Cup quota, and Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng were all defeated. In other words, although Chairman Liu Guoliang chose to support Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng, it is actually difficult to reuse the two. In fact, this can be seen from the strategy of Chairman Liu Guoliang and the national table tennis coaching staff.
Previously, Chairman Liu Guoliang said in an interview with CCTV that after entering the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games cycle, the national table tennis coaching staff will strengthen the training of young players and give young players more opportunities to participate in competitions. After Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng withdrew from the world rankings, the impact on the national table tennis men's and women's teams is still very obvious, and cultivating newcomers as much as possible before the start of the Los Angeles Olympics is the only choice for the national table tennis coaching staff.
However, after Gao Yuanyi served as the director of the Table Tennis Sports Management Center, things officially ushered in an all-round turnaround! As you may have heard, according to the rules, athletes who win the singles title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will automatically qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships in Doha. Although I don't know what has happened within the national table tennis recently, the result is that Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng can continue to represent the national table tennis to participate in the Doha World Table Tennis Championships, which is definitely good news for Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng.
A few days ago, Fan Zhendong said in an interview with reporters that after experiencing the 2024 Table Tennis Super League, he is still in the adjustment stage! Maybe Fan Zhendong is waiting for this moment, waiting for the national table tennis coaching staff to change their attitude or an opportunity. Now, the opportunity that Fan Zhendong was waiting for has finally arrived, and he can represent the national table tennis competition again. However, after Fan Zhendong announced his withdrawal from the world rankings, he didn't know if he could still enjoy the treatment of the main force of national table tennis, which is really worrying. But then again, Fan Zhendong and the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau are in charge, so don't worry too much, after all, this was the case during the Paris Olympics.