Table tennis player makes Olympic debut at age 58
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Publicado 2024-07-19
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Chinese-Chilean table tennis athlete Zhiying Zeng is set to make her Olympic debut at the age of 58. Zeng will represent Chile while competing as one of the oldest athletes taking part in the Paris Games. Also known by her nickname “Auntie Tania”, Zeng started playing table tennis when she was nine years old and was already a professional by the time she was 13. When she moved to Chile, she set aside her table tennis career to support her family. Thirty years later, Zeng was motivated to return to the sport because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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58 Years Old and you are still in Top 150 best players in the world
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she also made a life for herself in foreign country, family, kids, became fluent in spanish as an adult learner, incredible, she's a hard worker
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At such age, competiting at the highest level of physical demanding sport, nothing but utmost respect to her. All the best for you, Auntie.
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Being Asian, I am proud of the fact that our legacy will be left behind in a humble manner wherever we choose to live. Auntie Tania wishes you a wonderful journey, live the life you've always wished for
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Took me a moment to realise she was speaking Spanish. I thought I had learned Chinese by accident
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Ni Xia Lian: "Finally, a worthy opponent"
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lovely to see her story is reaching this media. She is quite loved in Chile and she also loves the country.
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Chinese national ranked 3, pretty much means world ranked 3.
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Nothing but respect for her ! 👍🎊
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She needs to be in a Nike "Just Do It" commercial.
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I am so happy for her. Go girl, I am cheering for you.
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Thats badass that she could retire for 30 years then pick it up again and still be world-class
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This truly exemplifies the saying, "My grandma plays table tennis better than you."
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China so dominant they start to send aunty to Chile for competition.
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Such level of athleticism at 58 years is no joke.
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As a Chilean, she has a lovely accent that our people recognize. She’s Chilean ❤🇨🇱🇨🇳
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excited to see her play 😌👍
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Incredible. The fact that she can compete at Olympic level at 58 is worth a medal already.
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she's epitome of "you're never too old to dream"
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Wow, what an inspiration as she proves that it is never too late to chose your dreams! Bravo and hope she does well in the Olympics!🎉
