Data map: Malone in the 2018 World Table Tennis Championships.

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　　Chinanews client, Beijing, July 14 (Reporter Xing Rui) The pace of the Tokyo Olympics is getting closer and closer, and sports fans all over the world are looking forward to the success of this event.

　　However, due to the need for epidemic prevention, this Olympic Games has added a lot of special rules during the epidemic.

No, a new regulation of the Tokyo Olympics table tennis event has aroused heated discussion on the Internet.

　　Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, previously revealed in an interview with the media that in

order to prevent the outbreak of the epidemic, the Olympic table tennis competition does not allow players to touch the table or blow the ball with their hands

.



　　Audiences who often watch table tennis matches must know that athletes often make various "small movements" during the game, including but not limited to:

touching the table, sipping "fairy air" at the ball, or pulling up the chest. Wiped sweat on the clothes before...

Data map: Ma Lin is in the competition at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships.

　　For example, the retired star Ma Lin has a complete set of serving procedures in the game.

From touching the table, to wiping sweat, to blowing the ball in one go.

The netizens who had a good event concluded that there were 18 procedures before Ma Lin sent the ball.

Therefore, Ma Lin also got the nickname "Eighteen Mo", ah...

　　First wipe the sweat, then fan the wind...

　　Touch the table to change your luck...

　　In fact, athletes who are accustomed to doing small movements are very common.

Many famous players such as Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Zhang Jike have this habit.

　　For example, Malone’s three consecutive blows, this racket may be a bit hot...

　　There is also Zhang Jike, who also has the "sense of ritual" of touching the table between games.

　　On the one hand, this is a movement made by many athletes inadvertently; on the other hand,

they often sweat when playing basketball. Touching the desktop can wipe off the sweat from the palms of their hands.

Blowing on the ball keeps the ball dry and increases the friction between the ball and the racket surface

.

　　Fan Zhendong is also a fan of blowball because he loves to sweat.

Secretly blow a mouthful.

　　Some athletes will also use these small movements to

increase their thinking time in the game

and disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

Ma Lin mentioned above often thinks about tactics between these small movements.

Liu Guoliang also joked and commented: "Ma Lin and Ma Long are both'disgusting' in playing. After playing with him, you will get vomiting in the bathroom."

　　Of course, it is not just the national table tennis players who have these little moves.

Many foreign players will have similar unique habits

.

　　This set of actions of Brazilian player Hugo can be called the true biography of Marlene.

　　South Korean player Oh Sang Eun is also a boy who likes to blow the ball...

　　Ai Fukuhara, the "porcelain doll" loved by Chinese fans, seems to be obsessed with the good luck brought by this "fairy spirit".

　　In the Olympics, it is not allowed to touch the table to blow air, which may disrupt the rhythm of some athletes, but this is also a special rule in a special period.

After all, under the shadow of the new crown epidemic,

safety is the first priority

.

　　For athletes with these habits, how to overcome them in the Olympics has become a big challenge.

According to media reports, Malone received two yellow cards for touching the table in the Olympic simulation game before.

Although it is difficult to get rid of the old habit in a short time, Ma Long still said that he

should adapt to it as much as possible

.

　　According to Liu Guoliang, during the preparations for the Olympics, in order to help the players adapt to the new rules, the coaching staff also tried various methods to hone their ability to resist pressure and interference.

　　Although preparations for the Olympics are a bit difficult, only those who can still perform steadily in the ever-changing external environment can be regarded as true masters.

After five years of waiting, we believe that

Guoping will not lose the chain because of a loss of "fairy energy"

!

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