www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

OLYMPICS / Team China

Cool killer Zhang Yining to hold court
By Tan Yingzi
China Daily Staff Writer
Updated: 2008-08-07 10:50

 

If Zhang Yining defends her women's singles title at this Beijing Games, the 26-year-old will join the likes of her idol and table tennis legend Deng Yaping, who won two Olympic singles crowns.

"Of course I'm going for gold," said the Beijing native recently. "I've always wanted to take the Olympic title on home soil."

Zhang is used to the pressure. At the 2004 Athens Games, Zhang was the only Chinese paddler in the semifinals after teammates Niu Jianfeng and Wang Nan were knocked out of the previous rounds.

Under great stress to defend country's reputed dominance of the sport, Zhang thrashed Kim Kyung-ah of South Korea in the singles finals. A day earlier, Zhang partnered Wang to clinch the doubles title.


China's Zhang Yining returns a shot to Singapore's Li Jia-wei during the women's final of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou March 1, 2008. [Agencies]

With five World Championship titles, two Olympic crowns and numerous other international victories under her belt, Zhang is the strongest paddler in the women's singles.

Many expect the singles match to be fought between Zhang and teammate Guo Yue, the defending world champion who has also been tipped as the next leader of the Chinese women's team after Zhang.

In Beijing, Zhang will team up with Wang and Guo to form the strongest squads in women's table tennis and ensure the first Olympic team title.

"All of us are very strong singles players but we need to improve our doubles skills," Zhang said.

"Wang and Guo are both left-handers and I have paired with both of them before. We have made great progress in the doubles."

Taking up the sport at 5 under the encouragement of her uncle, Zhang soon displayed great passion and talent for it. At 9, she was selected for Beijing's famed Shichahai Sports School, "the cradle of world champions". She made the national team at 14, took her first title at the 1998 Malaysia Open and has never looked back.

Zhang has led the world women's singles ranking since 2002. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) regards her as "the most successful player, male of female, in the singles event in the history of the ITTF Pro Tour" with more than 25 titles. She is also the third woman to win a Grand Slam, following in the footsteps of compatriots Deng and Wang.

Dubbed the "poker-faced killer", Zhang is known to exasperate opponents by keeping her emotions under wraps on the court.

She seldom smiles or talks in public as well and used to be famous for her three "nevers"  -  never sporting long hair, never wearing skirts and never putting on makeup.

Still, she has won the hearts of millions in the country with her achievements and simplicity.

"I am not a hip person," she said.

"But to promote the sport as the ITTF encourages, I have begun to wear dress and makeup during interviews."

Comments of the article(total ) Print This Article E-mail
主站蜘蛛池模板: 91香蕉网 | 亚洲成年人在线观看 | 国产亚洲一路线二路线高质量 | 日本三级香港三级乳网址 | 一区二区三区不卡在线观看 | 免费特级毛片 | 国内视频自拍 | 免费人成网站在线播放 | 国产成人18| 国产精品亚洲欧美一级久久精品 | 国产精品欧美亚洲韩国日本 | 欧美色xx| 日韩在线视频观看 | 丁香伊人五月综合激激激 | a久久99精品久久久久久不 | 日本九六视频 | 亚洲免费久久 | 影院成人区精品一区二区婷婷丽春院影视 | 国产成人亚洲综合 | 日韩欧美中文字幕在线播放 | 在线视频 中文字幕 | 131美女爱做免费毛片 | 99久久香蕉国产线看观香 | 欧美黄色精品 | 日本高清视频在线观看 | 亚洲波多野结衣日韩在线 | 国产高清天干天天视频 | 国产成人精品综合在线 | 精品国产免费一区二区三区五区 | 欧美性xxxx极品高清 | 2019在线亚洲成年视频网站 | 中国美女一级片 | 欧美一区二区亚洲 | 久久国产精品一国产精品 | 91精品国产91久久久久青草 | 日韩欧美一及在线播放 | 久草资源在线视频 | 国产精品免费视频一区 | 亚洲人成网站在线观看播放 | 欧美日韩一区二区三区在线播放 | 中文字幕成人在线观看 |