Australian table tennis veteran Jian Fang Lay was selected on Monday for a sixth Olympics, second only to the sport’s Nigerian Olufunke Oshonaike, who will be making her seventh appearance. Born in China, Jian moved to Australia in 1994 to become one of the country’s all-time greats, winning 24 Oceania titles and 30 national crowns. Now 48, she will join equestrian Mary Hanna, who will also be in Tokyo, as the only Australian women to compete at six Games and join a select band of global athletes who have achieved the feat.
