Lily Zhang (in red) of the United States plays Margaryta Pesotska of Ukraine at the 2020 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Weihai, the first event on the sport’s world tour since the virus shutdown
SHANGHAI – Top players said they were nervous and rusty, but excited, as international table tennis returned this week in China after an enforced eight-month break because of the coronavirus.
The Women’s World Cup began on Sunday behind closed doors in the eastern coastal city of Weihai with 21 players from across the globe taking part over three days. It will be followed by two other International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) events in mainland China.
The prestigious tournaments have taken on extra significance because the pandemic has badly impacted all sport and China appears to be making a rare exception after…
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