China Ping-Pong Team Finishes Closed Training For OlympicsThe national ping-pong team has finished its 40-day closed training and it was one of the best closed-training sessions it's had, said Cai Zhenhua, member of the national ping-pong team, at the training base on Thursday.Cai added, the closed-training was divided into two stages. The ping-pong players used the first week to adjust their bodies since some of them just finished playing in tournaments in America and Brazil. The team began their closed training in the second week. This training was used to prepare for the upcoming Olympics, so it focused on simulation the Olympic tournament. They researched heavily on the opponents they might meet. Some problems, including psychological and technical ones were discovered during training, which should help when we compete in the Olympics, Cai said. The said team will leave for Puyang city, Henan province to have a trial match on September 3. After that, they will go to Sydney for the Olympics. |
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