ITTF: 1 Year Back-Rio in Review

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]The ITTF has recently been posting a number of articles with recaps from the 2016 Rio Olympics table-tennis events:

Brazil’s Hugo Calderano had the home Rio crowd going nuts in his Olympic run in what was described as a draining, incredible atmosphere. (Courtesy ITTF)

After a taste of the Games, Takahashi wants more (Bruna Takahashi represents Brazil in Brazil)

Zhang Jike sleepwalks to stardom (London double Olympic gold medalist picked up 2 million more followers on his Chinese social media account Weibo after a picture of him caught sleeping surfaced before critical Olympic match)

Reaping the rewards of Rio (Africa’s quarterfinalist Quadri Aruna beat 2012 London Olympics semi-finalist Chuang Chih-Yuan and former World #1 Timo Boll)

Ding Ning’s gold medal memories (She gets revenge and reverses 2012 Olympic women’s singles final result)

An unexpected journey (Spain’s Galia Dvorak is a last-minute injury replacement to play in her 3rd Olympics)

Karlsson says get yourself to the Games (Sweden’s Kristian Karlsson calls the Olympics the most incredible experience)

Tapper and her dream come true (Melissa Tapper played against a Brazilian in front of 5,000 Brazilian fans and is first Australian to qualify for Olympics and Paralympics)

Brazil still has Calderano fever (Had home crowd going crazy in his Olympic run to final 16 of men’s singles)

Kim’s medal moment (Won 4th medal in North Korean Olympic table-tennis history)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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