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Sun Yingsha
Sun Yingsha ( simplified Chinese: 孙颖莎; born 4 November 2000) is a Chinese table tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles. Career 2019 In the 2019 World Team Cup, Sun came back from down 10–7 in the deciding fifth game to defeat Mima Ito in the finals against Japan. In an interview in 2021, Sun referred to this match as her precious match. 2021 Sun started out 2021 as number two in the world rankings. However, after China's decision to withdraw from all international events until the Tokyo Olympics, Mima Ito passed Sun for the number two position in the world rankings. In April, ITTF amended the seeding system for the Olympics such that she would be seeded above Mima Ito. In May, Sun was selected to represent China in the women's singles and team event at the Tokyo Olympics. In China's Olympic Scrimmage, Sun lost to Chen Meng in the finals of the first leg and to Wang Manyu in the semi-finals of the second leg. In June, Sun lost to Zhang Rui a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijing, and it administers eight district (China), districts, two county-level city, county-level cities, and 12 counties of China, counties. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 11,235,086, with 6,230,709 in the built-up (''or metro'') area comprising all urban districts but Jingxing not agglomerated and Zhengding county largely conurbated with the Shijiazhuang metropolitan area as urbanization continues to proliferate. Shijiazhuang's total population ranked twelfth in mainland China. Shijiazhuang experienced dramatic growth after the founding of the China, People's Republic of China in 1949. The population of the metropolitan area has more than quadrupled in 30 years as a result of industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
The women's singles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 29 November 2021. Liu Shiwen was the defending champion but did not compete in this year's tournament. Wang Manyu won the title after defeating Sun Yingsha 11–13, 11–7, 6–11, 11–6, 11–8, 17–15. Seeds Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021. # Chen Meng ''(Semifinals)'' # Sun Yingsha ''(Final)'' # Mima Ito ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Wang Manyu (Champion) # Cheng I-ching ''(Fourth round)'' # Kasumi Ishikawa ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Wang Yidi ''(Semifinals)'' # Feng Tianwei ''(Third round)'' # Miu Hirano ''(Fourth round)'' # Doo Hoi Kem ''(Fourth round)'' # Jeon Ji-hee ''(Third round)'' # Chen Xingtong ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Sofia Polcanova ''(First round)'' # Adriana Díaz ''(Fourth round)'' # Hina Hayata ''(Fourth round)'' # Petrissa Solja ''(Second round)'' # Ying Han ''(Third round)'' # Suh Hyo-won ''(Quarterfinals)'' # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Organising Committee Of The Olympic And Paralympic Games
The (TOCOG) was the organisation responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. History The Organising Committee was launched on 24 January 2014, and is composed of members of the Japanese Olympic Committee, the Japanese Paralympic Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese government, as well as members of various other organisations and individuals from various fields. It was spearheaded by former Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori until his resignation in 2021, with Toshirō Mutō as Director General (CEO) and former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe as its Supreme Advisor. Mori offered his resignation as head of the committee on 12 February 2021 following remarks he made during a meeting the previous week that were regarded as sexist. On 18 February, seven-time Olympian and LDP lawmaker Seiko Hashimoto was introduced as the committee's new president. Hashimoto is the first woman to head the TOCOG and second woma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simplified Chinese Characters
Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters used in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore, as prescribed by the '' Table of General Standard Chinese Characters''. Along with traditional Chinese characters, they are one of the two standard character sets of the contemporary Chinese written language. The government of the People's Republic of China in mainland China has promoted them for use in printing since the 1950s and 1960s to encourage literacy. They are officially used in the People's Republic of China, Malaysia and Singapore, while traditional Chinese characters still remain in common use in Hong Kong, Macau, ROC/Taiwan and Japan to a certain extent. Simplified Chinese characters may be referred to by their official name above or colloquially . In its broadest sense, the latter term refers to all characters that have undergone simplifications of character "structure" or "body", some of which have existed for millennia mainly in handwriting alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun (surname)
Sun is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname (simplified Chinese: 孙; traditional Chinese: 孫; pinyin: Sūn). It is the third name listed in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Other transliterations include Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Sen (Amoy dialect), Sng (Teochew dialect), Tôn ( Vietnamese), Son ( Japanese/Korean), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Soon/Suan/-son/-zon (Chinese Filipino in the Philippines), and Swen. In 2019, Sun was the twelfth most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found it to be the 12th most common name as well, shared by 18,300,000 people or 1.38% of the population, with the province with the most being Shandong. Note that in Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations, the surname Xin (辛) is also transliterated as Sun. Origins *The name Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖) comes from the surname Wei (蔿), from Yuan (薳) in Chu ***Sun Shu (� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international multi-sport event, sports, cultural, and educational event held from 6 to 18 October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were the first Youth Olympic Games held outside of Eurasia, and the first Summer Games held outside of Asia and the first to be held in the Western and Southern Hemispheres of Earth, hemispheres. It was the second Olympic Games held in South America after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bidding Six bids were initially submitted for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Buenos Aires confirmed their Buenos Aires bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, bid in September 2011. On 13 February 2013, the IOC selected Buenos Aires as one of the three Candidate Cities for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. The other two candidate cities were Glasgow and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format, though in reverse order with Olympic Winter Games held in leap years instead of Summer Olympic Games. The first summer version was held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010 while the first winter version was held in Innsbruck, Austria from 13 to 22 January 2012. The idea of such an event was introduced by Johann Rosenzopf from Austria in 1998. On 6 July 2007, International Olympic Committee (IOC) members at the 119th IOC session in Guatemala City approved the creation of a youth version of the Olympic Games, with the intention of sharing the costs of hosting the event between the IOC and the host city, whereas the travelling costs of athletes and coaches were to be paid by the IOC. These Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Asian Table Tennis Championships
The 2019 Asian Table Tennis Championships were held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 15 to 22 September 2019. Around 128 males and 100 females table tennis players competed in the singles, doubles and team events. Schedule Five individual and two team events were contested. Participating Participating nations * Afghanistan (3) * Bangladesh (6) * Bahrain (4) * China (10) * Hong Kong (10) * Indonesia (10) * India (10) * Iran (8) * Iraq (3) * Jordan (7) * Japan (10) * Kazakhstan (6) * Kuwait (4) * Kyrgyzstan (3) * Lebanon (6) * Macau (8) * Malaysia (8) * Maldives (4) * Mongolia (9) * Nepal (6) * North Korea (9) * Palestine (3) * Philippines (10) * Saudi Arabia (4) * Singapore (10) * South Korea (10) * Sri Lanka (8) * Thailand (9) * Turkmenistan (7) * Chinese Taipei (11) * United Arab Emirates (4) * Uzbekistan (8) Medal summary Medal table Events See also *2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup References {{reflist Asian Table Tennis Championships Asian Tab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia (TTFA). The Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) started its own Asian Championships due to split between national table tennis associations in Asia. Host cities All time medal table Winners of TTFA Asian Championships (1952–1970) Winners of ATTU Asian Championships (1972–present) *As of 2019 See also * World Table Tennis Championships * Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest cont ... * Asian Junior Championships * List of table tennis players References ITTF Statistics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2018 Asian Games – Women's Team ...
The women's team table tennis event at the 2018 Asian Games took place from 26 to 28 August 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo. Team ranking was based on the ITTF world team ranking of August 2018. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Results Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Non-participating athletes * * * * * * * References External linksTable tennis at the 2018 Asian Games {{DEFAULTSORT:Table tennis at the 2018 Asian Games - Women's team Women's team A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2018 Asian Games – Mixed Doubles ...
The mixed doubles table tennis event at the 2018 Asian Games took place from 29 to 30 August 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo. Seeds were based on the individual ITTF World Ranking lists published in August 2018 with a maximum of 2 pairs per country. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Results ;Legend *r — Retired *WO — Won by walkover Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External linksTable tennis at the 2018 Asian Games {{DEFAULTSORT:Table tennis at the 2018 Asian Games - Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Asian Games
The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang. For the first time, the Summer Asian Games were co-hosted by two regions; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which was hosting the Games for the first time since 1962 Asian Games, 1962), and Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra province. Events were held in and around the two cities, including venues in Bandung Regency, Bandung and the provinces of West Java and Banten. The 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony, opening and 2018 Asian Games closing ceremony, closing ceremonies of the Games were held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. The Games were originally awarded to Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam, but withdrew in 2014 due to budgetary concerns and other factors. Several non-Olympic event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
