Chinanews Client, August 1 According to ITTF news, Chinese table tennis player Liu Shiwen withdrew from the women's table tennis tournament due to a recurring elbow injury, and teenager Wang Manyu played as a substitute.
According to the rules, each team can have a substitute athlete to participate in the Tokyo Olympics to replace the injured or sick athlete.
The Chinese Olympic Committee has officially submitted an application to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee to enable P-card athletes to participate in the competition. Wang Manyu will replace Liu Shiwen in the competition.
The ITTF stated in the announcement that it has reviewed it and confirmed that the documents are in compliance.
The Chinese women's team will play against the Austrian team today.
On the evening of the 26th, the Chinese combination Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen lost to the host Japan's Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Mima 3-4 and missed the Olympic mixed doubles championship.
For Liu Shiwen, a 30-year-old veteran, the Tokyo Olympics is likely to be the last Olympic trip.
Missing the mixed doubles gold medal, Liu Shiwen left regretful tears after the match, "This result is still very difficult to accept. I am sorry everyone, and I am also sorry to our team. The entire team and the chairman (Liu Guoliang) have been watching us during the preparations. For training, everyone paid a lot." Liu Shiwen said that no matter from the results of the competition or the process, she and Xu Xin failed to do their best.
It is worth mentioning that when asked how to adjust the status as soon as possible next, Liu Shiwen said that she hadn't thought about this problem too much and she needed to go back and think about it.
Now, because of the recurrence of her injuries, Liu Shiwen finally regretted that she missed the Olympic team competition.
I wish Liu Shiwen a speedy recovery and the Chinese table tennis team!
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