PARIS—No country has ever dominated an Olympic sport the way that China rules table tennis. Since it made its debut at the Games in 1988, the Chinese have won 33 of a possible 38 gold medals.

As she unzipped her jacket, adjusted her knee strap and began stretching for her first table-tennis match of this Olympics, an odd sensation came over the most unlikely player on the floor.

Born in Shanghai, Ni was 19 when she helped China win gold medals in team and mixed doubles at the 1983 table tennis world championships. She emigrated from China and joined a professional club in ...

In the world of professional table tennis, where every move is calculated, and precision is key, observers may notice players frequently touching the table during matches. While this might appear ...

"The next goal is winning one more game." Zeng, 58, retired from professional table tennis nearly three decades ago before moving to Chile, where she took up the sport again during the COVID lockdown.

Here's what you need to know about table tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics. When did table tennis become an Olympic sport? Debuting in 1988 when Seoul successfully bid for the Summer Games ...

A viral video captured the unlikely meeting of an NBA All-Star and the Olympic women's table tennis squad, who've since ...

PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Sweden's Truls Moregard continued his dream run as China underlined its global dominance of table tennis by securing three 4-0 victories in the Olympic singles semi-finals ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. United States’ Jha Kanak plays against China’s Fan Zhendong during ...

Born in Foshan, in southern China, Zeng is the daughter of a local table tennis coach. As a child, she used to follow her mother to professional table tennis training sessions. For a decade ...

South Korea's Shin Yu-bin beat Japan's Hirano Miu 4-3 in an epic battle in the women's table tennis singles quarterfinal which left both players in tears after more than an hour on Thursday. The ...