The Chinese table tennis team participated in the Paris Olympics, where they displayed an excellent competitive state, winning championships in both men's singles and women's singles. Fan Zhendong won the men's singles championship, while Chen Meng won the women's singles championship. However, after the Paris Olympics, neither of these two outstanding Chinese table tennis players participated in international competitions.
Everyone is very concerned about when these two individuals will return. Unexpectedly, Fan Zhendong took the lead in announcing his intentions on his social media, stating that he would withdraw from the world rankings. Fan Zhendong also said some things that made everyone helpless, as he was not very accepting of the International Table Tennis Federation's policy of fining athletes for not participating in competitions.
Unexpectedly, not long after Fan Zhendong, the top male player of the Chinese team, announced his withdrawal, Chen Meng, the top female player of the Chinese team, also announced her withdrawal. The reasons given by Chen Meng were similar to those of Fan Zhendong, as she was not very accepting of the International Table Tennis Federation's policy of deducting fines from athletes who do not participate in competitions. It was unexpected that both the top male and female players of the Chinese team stood up to publicly oppose this matter, leading some to wonder if Liu Guoliang would lose face?
Everyone knows that Liu Guoliang is the head of the Chinese table tennis team and also a leader of the International Table Tennis Federation. The policies formulated by the International Table Tennis Federation are something that Liu Guoliang must be aware of. However, this policy did not receive the approval of the top male and female players of the Chinese team, and both chose to withdraw, leading some netizens to suggest that the Chinese table tennis team really needs to conduct internal reflection.
Liu Guoliang is the head of the Chinese table tennis team and has made remarkable contributions to the development of table tennis. However, the formulation of the policy of fining athletes for not playing matches still caused some controversy among fans towards Liu Guoliang. Now that Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong have both come out in opposition, it is really unclear how to resolve the situation. Liu Guoliang loses face? Both the top male and female players of the Chinese team openly oppose, netizens: need to reflect.
Of course, for the Chinese table tennis team, our main task moving forward is to provide more opportunities for young athletes. Everyone hopes that young athletes can bring more excitement to the stage of major competitions in the future. Fans will continue to cheer for the young athletes, hoping that the young athletes of the Chinese team can steadily work hard and achieve greater dreams on the field in the future.