China ‘still world’s best but watch out for Japan’, says table tennis chief after Olympic showdown
China are still best in the world at table tennis but they need to watch out for Japan who are catching up, the head of the sport’s world governing body has warned.
China are still best in the world at table tennis but they need to watch out for Japan who are catching up, the head of the sport’s world governing body has warned.
Thomas Weiker, president of the International Table Tennis Federation, made the remarks after watching China dominate in Rio this week – winning Olympic gold in men’s singles, men’s team, women’s singles and women’s team. Chinese players also took silver in men’s singles and women’s singles.
“It was an amazing match. It was very close. With the winners from China, who are really good, and they are the best. But it was close … I mean the gap between China and the rest of the world is large. Everybody has to work on it,” Weiker said after watching the Chinese players win gold in men’s team earlier this week.
