Table tennis
FILE - A women's singles table tennis match is being played at the 2012 Summer Olympics, on July 31, 2012, in London. Table tennis’ governing body plans to allow Russian players back into its events on advice from the International Olympic Committee. The decision by the International Table Tennis Federation paves the way for players from Russia and its ally Belarus to end a year-long exclusion from competitions during Russia’s war in Ukraine.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
Table tennis plans to allow Russians back, on IOC advice

Mar. 30, 2023 12:24 PM EDT

Table tennis CEO Virginia Sung gets board spot on USOPC

By Eddie Pells Aug. 10, 2022 10:37 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — USA Table Tennis CEO Virginia Sung won an election to serve on the board of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Wednesday. She will take over...

Liam Pitchford of England serves to Sharath Kamal Achanta of India in the men's singles table tennis gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
ITF USA F27, Men Singles

Aug. 08, 2022 10:26 AM EDT

Adam Bobrow, lead commentator for the International Table Tennis Federation, poses for a photograph during the table tennis men's team semifinal between Germany and Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. Bobrow, the Voice of Table Tennis, possesses an arsenal of tricky spin shots, captured on YouTube and watched by millions, that can leave even good opponents gape-mouthed and then, as the wildness of what they’ve seen sinks in, delighted. What he really likes, though, is to travel the world as a sort of ambassador for the sport. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
'Snakeman' looks to spread joys of table tennis beyond Games

By Foster Klug Aug. 06, 2021 02:51 AM EDT

United States' Eddy Alvarez, front, and Nick Allen embrace after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. The United States won 7-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

Aug. 04, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

China's Sun Yingsha serves against countrywoman Chen Meng during the gold medal match of the table tennis women's singles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
ITF Italy 06A, Women Singles

Aug. 02, 2021 04:40 AM EDT

South Korea team gesture after winning the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Poland 04A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 11:34 PM EDT

South Korea's Shin Yu-bin, right, and Choi Hyo-joo compete during the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Poland's Natalia Partyka and Natalia Bajor at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Poland 04A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 11:12 PM EDT

Germany's Petrissa Solja, left, and Shan Xiaona react during the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Australia's Melissa Tapper and Michelle Bromley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Germany 08A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 02:38 AM EDT

Romania's Bernadette Szocs competes during the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Egypt 21A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 02:32 AM EDT

Romania's Elizabeta Samara, left, and Daniela Dodean compete during the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Egypt's Yousra Helmy and Farah Abdelaziz at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Egypt 21A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 12:40 AM EDT

Elizabeta Samara of Romania eyes the ball during table tennis women's team round of 16 against Farah Abdelaziz of Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
ITF Egypt 21A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 12:24 AM EDT

China's Chen Meng wears necklace featuring rackets during the table tennis women's singles gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Italy 06A, Women Singles

Jul. 31, 2021 04:18 AM EDT

Fan Zhendong of China eyes the ball during a gold medal match of the table tennis men's singles against Ma Long of China at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Ma Long wins 2nd Olympic gold in men's table tennis

By Foster Klug Jul. 30, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, returns to Karen Khachanov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, during the semifinal round of the men's tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Olympic Tournament Men Singles

Jul. 30, 2021 03:20 AM EDT

Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov reacts after losing the table tennis men's singles semifinal match against China's Ma Long at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF USA F10, Men Singles

Jul. 30, 2021 03:06 AM EDT

China's Chen Meng competes against countrywoman Sun Yingsha during the gold medal match of the table tennis women's singles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Chen beats Chinese teammate for gold in women's table tennis

Jul. 29, 2021 10:02 AM EDT

China's Chen Meng, center, holds her gold medal, China's Sun Yingsha, left, silver medal, and Japan's Mima Ito, bronze medal, pose for photographers in the table tennis women's singles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Finland 01A, Women Singles

Jul. 29, 2021 09:58 AM EDT

Singapore's Yu Mengyu, right, gestures during the bronze medal match of the table tennis women's singles against Japan's Mima Ito at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
ITF Italy 06A, Women Singles

Jul. 29, 2021 08:32 AM EDT

Japan's Mima Ito competes against Singapore's Yu Mengyu during the bronze medal match of the table tennis women's singles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
ITF USA F10, Men Singles

Jul. 29, 2021 08:26 AM EDT