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Liu Jing (, born 25 July 1988) is a Chinese
para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...
player. She has won multiple gold medals in most para table tennis world championship tournaments. She has played with Li Qian and Xue Juan in the team events internationally. She has won eight gold medals at the
Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebr ...
.


Career

She has won the ITTF Star Award in 2016 after successfully retaining her Paralympic table tennis titles in Rio de Janeiro.


Personal life

Like many of her teammates, Liu was a
polio Poliomyelitis ( ), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe ...
victim from
Pizhou Pizhou () is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. As of 2020 it had a population of 1,462,563; it borders the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Linyi to the northeast and Zaozhuang to the northwest ...
who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Jing Chinese female table tennis players Paralympic table tennis players for China Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Pizhou Paralympic medalists in table tennis Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China FESPIC Games competitors Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games 21st-century Chinese sportswomen Asian Para Games medalists in table tennis Asian Para Games gold medalists for China Asian Para Games silver medalists for China