Wang Chuqin spearheads China in Olympic table tennis journey
China DailyChina's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in action during the the WTT 2024 Saudi Smash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday. BEIJING - China has dropped reigning Olympic champion Ma Long for the Paris Games men's singles action, naming the world's top two, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, as the country's representatives in the event. It was announced on Tuesday as the Chinese Table Tennis Association released an uncompleted Olympic roster for Paris 2024, which also states that top-ranked Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will be the sole pair representing China to compete in the Olympic mixed doubles event. Earlier on Tuesday morning, the International Table Tennis Federation released the latest world rankings of mixed doubles, which has allocated the last coveted spots for the event at the upcoming Olympics.