Interview: Former Olympic champion Ding embraces new chapter where dream started

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-12-13

by sportswriters Li Chunyu and Xia Zilin BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-five years ago, when 10-year-old Ding Ning started training at Beijing's Xiannongtan Sports School, the table tennis talent could hardly have imagined returning one day as the school's principal. China's 15th National Games, co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao last month, marked the first time former Olympic champion Ding attended a major sports event as a......

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