Chinanews.com client, September 6th, on the morning of the 6th, Chinese table tennis player and Olympic champion Ding Ning announced his retirement on his personal social media platform.
She wrote in the article: "From today, my table tennis career will come to an end. In the future, I will work hard towards new dreams and challenge new possibilities."
Ding Ning wrote emotionally: "I have been with table tennis for 26 years, and every moment I feel is extremely precious: I started to learn to play at the age of 5 and ignorant, I came to Beijing at the age of 10 to pursue my dreams, and I am fighting for the country in the international arena. I won the championship at the Olympics and completed the "Grand Slam", and I served as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics..."
Ding Ning said that table tennis taught himself to "always maintain a brave heart" no matter in peaks or troughs.
There is never the word "easy" in the pursuit of dreams; no one is always victorious, no one is invincible. When encountering failures and difficulties, bravely face; when almost collapse and want to give up, choose to persist, and you will be able to Reach the other shore in my heart.
Sportsmanship goes far beyond winning or losing.
Finally, she also thanked the Chinese table tennis team, the coaches who guided her and the teammates who played side by side.
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