National Table Tennis officially responded to the Asian Games selection criteria question, head coach Li Falcon: Operate in strict accordance with the announcement method
The Hangzhou Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8. Recently, the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the list of participants of the Chinese table tennis team Hangzhou Asian Games, and the Chinese team will send a team of 10 people to participate in the Asian Games held at the doorstep. Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi wear four events. Tokyo Olympic women's singles champion Chen Meng missed the women's singles event, and two-lap Grand Slam winner Ma Long only participated in the men's team event. Although the lineup looks star-studded, many fans do not buy it, and they call for the table tennis association and the coaching staff to select players more fairly.
Before the Paris Olympic Games, the Hangzhou Asian Games was the most important training of national table tennis. On the morning of the 10th, in the latest list of participants announced by the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Olympic champions Ma Long and Chen Meng did not have the opportunity to single; Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi will have four events.
Chen Meng, in particular, has returned to the second place in the recent world rankings, so her defeat continues to ferment on the Internet, and some fans have called for the Table Tennis Association and the coaching staff to choose players more fairly.
In accordance with the Chinese Table Tennis Association's "Table Tennis 2024 Paris Olympic Games Selection Measures" and "Table Tennis 2024 Paris Olympic Games Selection Relevant International Competition Registration Rules", Hangzhou Asian Games team and singles candidates will be selected in the order of the latest world ranking (July 4) before the deadline for registration. The men's team lineup is Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, and the women's team list is Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong. Among them, the top ranked two men and two players each qualified for singles, and Ma Long and Chen Meng, who won the men's and women's singles championships at the Tokyo Olympics, ranked third in men's and women's singles respectively, so they did not qualify for the singles of this Asian Games.
Some netizens expressed confusion as to why the world ranking on July 4 was chosen as the basis. In this regard, Li Feng, the head coach of the Chinese table tennis team, said that the Asian Games as an important competition in the Paris Olympic selection process, the team strictly followed the previously announced methods to operate. As a comprehensive sports event, the Asian Games has established procedures for project registration. The last registration deadline for table tennis is July 15, which is the system closure time. According to the requirements of the rules for reporting the list of comprehensive games, the list must be announced at least 5 days in advance.
Li Falcon stressed that after soliciting the opinions of 26 relevant provinces and cities, it was also announced to all coaches and team members that the world ranking of the personnel selection deadline was July 4, and the whole process ensured fairness, impartiality and openness. On the morning of July 10, the list was officially announced.
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhou Xueshuai