Table tennis player makes Olympic debut at age 58
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Published 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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All Comments (21)
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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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Ni Xia Lian: "Finally, a worthy opponent"
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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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Nothing but respect for her ! 👍🎊
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I am so happy for her. Go girl, I am cheering for you.
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Amazing ...hope she will medal and prove age is just a number....well she proved it already by qualifying for the Olympics.
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excited to see her play 😌👍
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Go For Gold!😊
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I needed this motivation.
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China so dominant they start to send aunty to Chile for competition.
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she's epitome of "you're never too old to dream"
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Amazing
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58 Years Old and you are still in Top 150 best players in the world
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she is incredibleeee❤❤❤❤
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She and Chinese born Luxembourgish table tennis player Ni Xialian, would make an awesome duo
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go for gold 😎
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this is awesome
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The game of England invented
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What an inspiration!
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That's awesome to see
