still busy after six olympic games, ni xialian in shanghai enjoys the joy of table tennis
2024-09-03
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ni xialian (second from right) is very happy to see her good friends and fans
on the afternoon of september 2, ni xialian, who had just completed her sixth olympic journey in paris, returned to her hometown shanghai and attended a small fan meeting at a table tennis club in baoshan district. "the schedule back to shanghai is very tight this time, with only three days. of course, there are some things to deal with, but what i want to do more is to meet my good friends." facing dozens of fans and old friends at the scene, ni xialian always had a smile on her face, "i am very happy today, and i am very grateful to everyone for running so far to see me. it feels different to be back home."
during the event, ni xialian and her husband and coach tommy responded to the requests of many fans for autographs and photos. afterwards, they also played a game of table tennis with the fans. "although she is very busy, i think she will never feel tired from such activities," tommy told reporters, "because she enjoys the process very much. she enjoys everything related to table tennis."
ni xialian told reporters that her schedule is already full. "i will go to spain to attend an event first. i used to play for a club there, and i can meet many old friends this time. then the european table tennis club league is about to start. on september 21, i will represent a croatian club in the competition. then i will go to beijing to participate in the wtt (world table tennis professional league) china grand slam held from september 26 to october 6." ni xialian revealed that she has not yet resumed normal training, but she will slowly start training after returning to europe from shanghai. "as for the intensity of training, my current principle is very simple. the bottom line is not to get sick or injured. under this condition, try to improve the quality of training."
before the start of the paris olympics, ni xialian said in an interview with our reporter that although she is not young anymore, she still wants to make breakthroughs, especially in terms of technology. this time, ni xialian reiterated: "i still hope to make new breakthroughs in technology. learning never ends. the technology of table tennis has been developing. if you don't make progress, you will fall behind. so i want to study how to make my technology more advanced and more lethal on the court."
ni xialian also talked about the story of being invited to serve as a sparring partner for wang chuqin/sun yingsha before the mixed doubles final of table tennis at the olympics. "at that time, xiao zhan, the coach of the chinese table tennis team, came to me and asked if i could help. i agreed without hesitation." ni xialian told reporters that the reason why the chinese table tennis team found her was because she had very similar technical characteristics to her opponents in the finals of wang chuqin/sun yingsha. "my playing style is straight-blade long rubber, and the female player kim geum-young in the north korean team also has long rubber, and she holds the racket with her left hand, and i also play with my left hand. of course, the chinese team also has long rubber sparring partners, but it is more difficult to have a female player who is also left-handed, so they thought of me. table tennis is a very delicate sport. at that time, i tried my best to imitate kim geum-young's rotation and landing point so that wang chuqin and sun yingsha could feel it in advance." speaking of this, ni xialian seemed very proud. she said that she was very happy to get the trust of the chinese table tennis team at such a critical moment, and she was very happy to be able to help.
after finishing the journey of the paris olympics, ni xialian will soon start to appear in various competitions. she still enjoys the happiness brought by table tennis. but when the reporter asked if she had the confidence to compete in another olympics, this kind shanghai aunt waved her hands and said: "it's too difficult. by then i will be 65 years old, and my body functions will be much worse than now. i'd better not think about it that far ahead. i always believe that doing well in the present is the most important thing."
author: chen haixiang
text: our reporter/chen haixiang photo: our reporter/chen haixiang editor: gu miao responsible editor: shen lei
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