China News Service, Beijing, March 9 (Zhang Yangbin) Wang Liqin, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, said in an interview with China News Service reporters during the National Two Sessions that the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea, were fierce and the victory was hard-won.

The strength of the opponents at the 2024 Paris Olympics cannot be underestimated, and athletes will actively prepare for the competition.

　　"The Busan World Table Tennis Championships once again proved that the Chinese table tennis team is very good in terms of technical, psychological and other comprehensive abilities." As the director of the Shanghai Competitive Sports Training Management Center, Wang Liqin led the team to provide technical support to Shanghai team member Fan Zhendong at the competition site Guidance and psychological counseling and other guarantees.

"The competition is indeed very fierce. I have experienced large and small competitions, and there are not many such situations."

　　It is reported that at the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese men's team played against South Korea in the semi-finals, and the Chinese women's team played against Japan in the final. They both "come back" after falling behind 1:2. Wang Liqin called it a "hard-won victory."

On February 25, in the men's team final of the 2024 ITTF Busan World Table Tennis Team Championship in Busan, South Korea, the Chinese team defeated the French team 3:0 and achieved its 11th consecutive World Table Tennis Championships.

Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu

　　Wang Liqin said that foreign players have an increasing understanding of the techniques, tactics, strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese table tennis team, and some strong young athletes from other countries' teams are also making rapid progress.

"The Busan World Table Tennis Championships is worthy of us constantly summarizing the gains and losses during the competition and making improvements in the following training."

　　Wang Liqin also analyzed the situation of the opponent teams in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

"We still have many opponents, and their strength cannot be underestimated." He said that in Asia there are Japan and South Korea, and in Europe there are traditional table tennis teams such as Germany, and some countries in Europe are rising in table tennis strength, such as the Busan World Table Tennis Team. The French team has outstanding performance in the competition.

　　After the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese table tennis team will also face intensive competitions such as the WTT Singapore Grand Slam and the Singles World Cup. How to balance competition and preparation for the Olympics?

Wang Liqin said that competition points are linked to the final qualification for the Olympic Games, so athletes need to maintain good condition and achieve good results.

“Through competition-based training, we try our best to discover and solve problems during the competition, and some new techniques and tactics will also be tested in these competitions.”

　　Wang Liqin introduced that before the Paris Olympics, the Chinese table tennis team will also formulate targeted training plans based on the competition format, climate, time difference, etc. of the Paris Olympics.

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