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Ma Long

(馬龍)

Ma Long
Ma Long
馬龍
The latest news on Ma Long, Chinese professional table tennis player and Olympian, including competition news and updates.
Ma Long (right) and Xu Xin won the men’s doubles title by defeating Xiang Peng and Huang Youzheng in straight games. Photo: Xinhua
Lin Shidong

Chinese table tennis legend Deng full of praise as ‘Long Mang’ win national title

Four-time Olympic champ and first female grand slam winner marvels at Ma Long and Xu Xin, reminds youngsters to ‘figure out a way forward’.

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China’s champion ‘Long Mang’ duo to reunite at doubles-only national championships

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China’s new table tennis captain Wang says role is hard, with ‘nowhere to retreat’

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Wang handed ‘honour’ of leading China, takes captain’s baton from Ma Long

Wang Chuqin to head men’s table tennis team, with Liang Jingkun named vice-captain.

Wang Chuqin has been handed the responsibility of replacing Ma Long as captain of the China men’s table tennis team. Photo: Reuters
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Table tennis player Fang registers to play for Kazakhstan, Zhang announces return

Legendary paddlers Ma Long and Xu Xin help prepare squad as hitting partners for coming World Team Championships in London.

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Table tennis star Fan Zhendong skips China’s World Team Championships title defence

National Games champion pulls out of tournament in London in April for ‘personal reasons’, sparking fan fears over men’s team’s chances.

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Chinese star Wang admits he is trying to emulate stability provided by Ma, Fan

The 25-year-old was thrust into leadership role for the national table tennis team after the veterans withdrew from world rankings in 2024.

Wang Chuqin won the ITTF World Cup in Macau last week after being the only Chinese male player in the last eight. Photo: Xinhua
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Olympic champ Chen Meng to ‘help younger players grow’, Fan extends Germany stay

Chen says she is no longer ‘caught up in winning and losing’, while fellow Olympic winner Fan says he is moving to German league champions.

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Ma Long feted by Hong Kong crowd as China great attracts thrilled audience

Six-time Olympic champion table tennis player appears at Polytechnic University panel event and then trades shots with university players.

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Timothée Chalamet charms fans, embraces Chinese culture, sells tofu, plays table tennis

Oscar-nominated Hollywood star charms fans on promotional trip by sampling spicy hotpot, enjoying Chinese tea.

Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet recently charmed Chinese fans in Chengdu by engaging with local culture, selling moldy tofu, playing ping pong and even taking part in square dancing. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote
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Ma’s Hong Kong visit sparks ticket frenzy, despite being free, registration only

China table tennis legend Ma Long will attend seminar at Polytechnic University next week, play against students.

China’s Ma Long will be back in Hong Kong next week for an event at Polytechnic University. Photo: AFP
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Stars with names sounding like Chinese character for horse gain popularity in China

Names hold deep significance in Chinese culture, symbolising hope, luck, and prosperity, especially during the Lunar New Year.

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2025 National Games

National Games’ new generation set to shine at Asian Games, Olympics and beyond

Hong Kong’s Ceci Lee and Ryan Choi among a host of athletes who have taken the torch from the likes of Ma Long, Sun Yang and Pan Zhanle.

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Record-breaker Ma Long leads Beijing to National Games table tennis team gold

Victory over Shanghai sees the veteran win his fifth gold medal in his sixth appearance at the multi-sport event.

Ma Long of Beijing (middle right) celebrates his win over Zhou Kai of Shanghai, giving his team a 2-1 lead in the men’s team final at the National Games in Macau on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
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Fan Zhendong cements legacy at National Games after completing ‘super grand slam’

Table tennis legend in action again on Thursday in men’s teams final against world No 1 Wang Chuqin and Ma Long.

Fan Zhendong of Shanghai hits a return against Liang Jingkun of Hebei during their team event quarter-final in the National Games in Macau on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
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National Games: Fan v Wang part 2, Hong Kong’s fencers go again – what to watch

Beijing face Shanghai in team table tennis final, so Fan Zhendong plays Wang Chuqin a second time, while Hong Kong mountain bikers join fray.

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Tight National Games contest between China’s Wang, Hong Kong’s Wong warms hearts

Table tennis fans were quick to comment online on the pair’s bond after the thrilling match, which was settled only in seven games.

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Powerhouse provinces: a rundown on the teams that dominate at National Games

Three teams have topped the medal table 11 times across the 14 editions of the event over 66 years, but one is no longer taking part.

The opening ceremony of the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, Shandong province, in 2019. Hosts Shandong finished top of the table. Photo: Xinhua
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What to know about the National Games, where some of world’s best come to play

Some of the world’s top sportsmen and women will battle it out in the pool, court and track across the Greater Bay Area.

China's economic recovery

Why China’s property crisis is putting tax overhaul on new 5-year plan agenda

For years, local budgets depended on booming land sales and VAT income. Now, both are falling – and Beijing faces some tough choices.

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If China’s table tennis dominance is challenged, will the sport grow globally?

World Table Tennis CEO says Europe’s men making a ‘massive wave’, but diversity in the women’s game needs to be worked on.

Players such as Sweden’s Truls Moregard, who won silver at the Paris Olympics, are attracting “significant global attention”, Steve Dainton said. Photo: AFP
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Call to rush Fan Zhendong back into China table tennis team after perfect return

Olympic champion ends long absence with impressive results at opening leg of China Table Tennis Super League.

Fan Zhendong serves against Lin Shidong at the China Table Tennis Super League event in Hebei. Photo: Xinhua
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Lots of work to be done for China to return to top of men’s table tennis: Wang

New president of country’s table tennis association Wang Liqin says entire men’s team needs to improve, despite World Championships success.

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Hongkongers grab fourth bronze, China pair slip to historic doubles defeat

Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan’s 3-1 loss at World Table Tennis Championships first time in 50 years China has not made men’s semi-finals.

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Maintaining China’s dominance top of large pile on table tennis chief’s plate

Two-time Olympic gold medallist has to guide his new charges through World Championships and bring Fan Zhendong back into fold.

Fan Zhendong was among China’s big-name omissions for the World Championships. Photo: Xinhua
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Editorial | Departure of table tennis chief comes at a critical time

The change in leadership offers an opportunity to refresh and improve so that China can maintain its position as a towering force in the sport.

Liu Guoliang stepped down as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) on Wednesday.
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Bring back Fan Zhendong, Ma Long? Chinese table tennis fans rue Lin’s Macau loss

Hashtag ‘Chinese table tennis really needs to reflect’ tops Weibo’s trending list after Lin Shidong’s World Cup defeat by Hugo Calderano.

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China’s ex-coach Wu Jingping slams WTT and ‘the mess table tennis has become’

Wu, coach from 1991 to 2021, criticises sport’s commercialisation and rules that led ex-protégé Fan Zhendong to withdraw from world rankings.

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