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August 30, 2008 6:34:25 AM CDT


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  • August 2008
    • Pickup Ping-Pong Rules Chinese Playgrounds

      Pickup Ping-Pong Rules Chinese Playgrounds

      (Newser) - China’s domination in table tennis is well documented—the top nine players in the world are Chinese, and the country nearly always takes the gold medal. But the LA Times’ Bill Plaschke wanted to see the sport in its natural habitat: in the park. Ping-pong tables dot Beijing the way basketball blacktops abound in US parks and playgrounds, and they are constantly full. Plaschke stepped up to the net—and got schooled. More »

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      China   Ping Pong diplomacy   table tennis

  • June 2008
  • April 2008
    • Game, Set, Match to China

      Game, Set, Match to China

      (Newser) - Go to a table tennis match between, say, Poland and Finland, and you’ll see something confusing. “It’s just Chinese playing against each other,” says America’s national team coach. China is so mind-bogglingly dominant at table tennis that it exports players throughout the world and still wins nearly every major competition. The Wall Street Journal checks it out. More »

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      China   2008 Beijing Olympics   immigration   Ping Pong diplomacy   table tennis

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