Tag: MA Lin

  • Inaugural ITTF Star Awards goes off with a Bang

    Inaugural ITTF Star Awards goes off with a Bang

    By Abdul Rahim, Special Correspondence in Dubai. Dubai, Jan 11, 2014: ZHANG Jike (CHN) and LI Xiaoxia (CHN) have been crowned the first ever Male and Female Table Tennis Stars at a glamorous evening at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai. Organised in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council, the inaugural “2013 ITTF Star Awards Driven…

  • Reigning Olympic Champions will Not Defend Titles in London

    Reigning Olympic Champions will Not Defend Titles in London

    By Ian Marshall, April 18, 2012: China’s MA Lin and ZHANG Yining, the winners of the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will not defend their titles in London later this year in July. ZHANG Yining, now 31 years old, retired from international play following her victory in the…