After the end of the WTT New Capitol Grand Slam in March, the national table tennis team tennis has been staying in China for closed training due to the global epidemic. After nearly 4 months of long waiting, the national table tennis finally ushered in the opportunity to participate in international competitions.
The WTT Budapest Championship has officially kicked off, and the national table tennis team has arrived at the destination of the competition. The national table tennis sent almost all the main players to participate, Ma Long, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and other famous players all participated, while Fan Zhendong and Liu Shiwen were absent from the competition for some reason. Fan Zhendong is because he wants to stay in China to continue to improve himself, while the 31-year-old Liu Shiwen is because of his advanced age and gradually withdraws from the main squad of the national team. In fact, since the national table tennis in May to give the team members a holiday, Liu Shiwen stayed at home in Guangdong, has not returned to the team, not long ago also broke the news that she bought a luxury car in her hometown, but also confirmed the fact that Liu Shiwen did not return to the team.
Although in an interview, Liu Shiwen has been stressing that she has no intention of retiring at present, but this time she did not follow the large army to Go to Budapest, which also indirectly confirmed that Liu Shiwen was already in a semi-retired state. For Liu Shiwen, retiring is also a matter of time, after all, her current level and competitive status are seriously declining, which is also an indisputable fact. However, Liu Shiwen, who stayed in China, is not idle, she recently received an important appointment and was invited to become the "National Table Tennis Spokesperson" of Chengdu Station. The "little jujube" who got the new position also immediately took up his post, not only recorded the video, but also actively participated in the activity next.
Liu Shiwen's acting as a spokesperson this time also announced her gorgeous transformation. Although it is getting closer and closer to retirement, Liu Shiwen does not intend to stay away from table tennis, she is still using her influence to contribute to the national table tennis, such Liu Shiwen is what we admire.