Table tennis’s world governing body International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Monday revealed the full list of qualified athletes for the men’s and women’s singles and mixed doubles competitions at next month’s Olympic Games. The announcement completes the full roster for the sport’s Olympic competitions, with the teams’ list having been confirmed last month. According to Monday’s release, a total of 65 men and 70 women will participate in the singles competition, while 16 mixed doubles pairs will take to the courts for the first time.
World No. 1 Fan Zhendong and No 3 male paddler Ma Long will represent the all-time leading Chinese team in the men’s singles, and Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha, ranked the first and third respectively in the world, will feature in the women’s singles.
