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Article: TTN: What is it with China and table Tennis
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- August 19, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2008
TTN: What is it with China and table Tennis
By Geoff CalkinS
BEIJING, SHNS - The massive crowd falls silent as the Chinese doubles team begins to serve.
It's Wang serving.
Of course it's Wang serving.
The Chinese doubles team consists of two men named Wang. Try beating the feared Wang-Wang
team in table tennis in Beijing.
Or anywhere, for that matter. Try beating the Chinese table tennis team anywhere.
"It's our strategy that we must win the gold medal," said Liu Guoliang, the coach.
Nice strategy, eh? We must win.
"To show the power of the country," said Liu.
Now go get 'em boys!
So they packed into the Peking University ...
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