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Article: Ttn: Flowers, chocolates for Aussie table tennis star in China
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- AAP General News (Australia)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2008
Ttn: Flowers, chocolates for Aussie table tennis star in China
By Charisse Ede
BEIJING, Aug 7 AAP - Virtually unknown in Australia, Miao Miao is somewhat of a celebrity
in China.
The Australian Olympic table tennis player has men falling over each other when she
plays tournaments in her former homeland.
"I can tell you that ... every single day of the world championships this year, a different
gentleman came with a box of chocolates or a big bouquet of flowers for Miao," teammate
David Zalcberg told reporters in Beijing as a coy Miao bowed her head with a shy grin.
"I think they warmed to her very well."
Miao, who moved to Australia 10 years ...
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