China Announces Basic Olympic Lineup

The Olympic Games is less than a year from now and the schedule for the Olympic Asian Qualifier has been set already. This year, there will be a change and it will require the candidates for the Singles event to participate in the qualifier, that is instead of the Olympic third person. Each association can register 2 to 4 players for the competition in Hong Kong. 

Guangzhou Daily. The Asian Olympic Qualifier is already scheduled April this year and the Chinese Team has already disclosed their basic lineup. 

2016 is a critical year for all athletes because of the Olympic Games. For table tennis, the Asian Olympic Qualifier is scheduled on April. 

There are some changes in this year’s qualifier competition. Before, the Olympic third person of every team needs to participate in the qualifier. Now, it should be the candidates for the Singles event who need to participate in the competition. 

According to the rules, each association can register 2 to 4 players. In this case, head coach Liu Guoliang disclosed their basic Olympic lineup. For the men, they are  Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong. For the women, they are Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen, Li Xiaoxia, Zhu Yuling,

The qualifier will be held in Hong Kong on April 13 to 17. The deadline of registration for each association will be on June 15.