The Chinese table
tennis team in
training
Zhang Yining
(BEIJING, December
27) -- On Thursday
night, all of the
members of the Chinese
table tennis team headed
to Beijing's Huairou
District to start
six-days of military
training. Since the last
day of training will be
on January 1, New Year's
Day, the table tennis
players will spend the
first day of the year
with military field
officers.
After military
training, the men's team
will go to Shenzhen and
the women's team to
Zhongshan in Guangdong
Province to prepare for
the team competition of
the Table Tennis
Championships next
February.
The leader of the
table tennis team, Huang
Biao, emphasized the
importance of military
training, especially in
regards to its
significance in helping
athletes prepare for the
Olympic Games. A total
of 86 players will
participate in the
training. Huang hopes
the training will
cultivate better
discipline and a strong
competitive spirit among
the players, cohesively
helping the entire team
step onto a new stage.
Guo Yue