China News Service, Chengdu, October 8th (Reporter He Shaoqing Anyuan) "There are many plans to come. Many times I forget my age, and it's quite good and fulfilling." Chinese veteran Ni Xialian accepted China on the 8th. In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Xinwang, she said that after watching the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, she plans to go to Macau to participate in the WTT Macau Championship.
It is understood that Ni Xialian, who is good at left-handed straight shooting and long-glue offensive play, was once the main force of the national table tennis women's team.
She retired from the national table tennis for more than 30 years, and most of her teammates at the same time as Ni Xialian retired behind the scenes, but she is still active in the arena.
Just last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, Ni Xialian even won a medal for Luxembourg historically, and was named "Luxembourg's top ten people in 2021".
In the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition, she led the Luxembourg women's team to the top 16, making history before the age of 60.
Ni Xialian was interviewed by a reporter from Chinanews.com.
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The love of table tennis has kept Ni Xialian standing on the field so far. Her fighting spirit not only won the respect of her opponents, but also inspired fans at home and abroad.
Some netizens sighed on the Internet: "Can she hit 70 years old?"
In the past ten years, China's national fitness business has developed rapidly, the public service system of national fitness has been continuously improved, more and more people have participated in physical exercise, and sports programs have become rich and diverse.
China's national fitness activity survey and national fitness monitoring held every five years show that in 2020, the proportion of people who regularly participate in physical exercise will reach 37.2%, an increase of 3.3 percentage points from 2014.
Ni Xialian browses news on Chinanews.com.
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Ni Xialian said that he is very happy to see more and more fans and people participating in sports in China, including some elderly people.
"It's very good for everyone to participate in sports, but pay attention, age is not forgiving!" Ni Xialian intimately reminded everyone to warm up before exercising, and relax after exercise. It is best to have a special person guide to avoid injury.
The WTT Macau Championship 2022 will be held from October 19th to 23rd at the Tap Seac Stadium in Macau, China. This is another table tennis feast in China after the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships.
When it comes to the next competition, Ni Xialian is full of expectations.
She introduced that this is a competition where only the top 30 players in the world can get tickets, and the prize money and ranking points are very high.
"So ordinary players are not very willing to give up this game, and I am certainly one of them."
Whether it was from Luxembourg to Chengdu, Sichuan, or to Macau, China after the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, Ni Xialian was accompanied by her husband and coach Danielson on her competition trip.
Speaking of this, Ni Xialian and Danielson looked at each other and smiled, calling themselves "lucky".
She said that Danielson has been with her all the time, the children have grown up, and now there is a free time, and she is enjoying this wonderful time.
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