Zhiying Zeng (born July 17,[1] 1966;[2][3][4] Cantonese Yale: dzāng jī wihng) is a Chinese-Chilean table tennis player[5] who qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Zeng was part of the Chinese team prior to moving to Chile. Zeng had a long break and returned to table tennis as a competitor after the COVID-19 pandemic. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and represented Chile in the sport.[6]
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| Born | July 17, 1966 Foshan, China | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Zeng was born in Guangzhou.[3][clarify] She is close[how?] friends with Ni Xialian, a Shanghai-born Luxembourgish table tennis player, whom she reconnected with at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]
References
- ^ "¿Quién es Tania Zeng? la chilena con raíces orientales que se luce en tenis de mesa". 24horas.cl. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Zhiying Zeng". Olympic Games. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b Grez, Matias (26 July 2024). "'I made it': 38 years after calling time on her Olympic dream in China, this 'table tennis grandma' will represent Chile at Paris 2024". CNN. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Kuzma, Cindy (27 July 2024). "Table Tennis Player Zhiying Zeng Just Made Her Olympic Debut at 58 Years Old". Self. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Savarese, Mauricio (31 October 2023). "57-year-old Chinese-Chilean table tennis player wins over crowd at Pan American Games". AP News. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b Hu, Krystal (27 July 2024). "58-year-old Zeng Zhiying exits Olympics but not table tennis". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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