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Chinese national table tennis team starts military training for 2016 Olympics

Xinhua, December 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Chinese national table tennis team enters into a troop of Shenyang Military Region to start a week-long military training with the head coach Liu Guoliang.

   Preparing for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, the top paddlers entered the camp and found the training subjects arranged by the artillery unit for them were very different from those they received in the past.

   "I have learned a lot of military knowledge through this training. This is the first time I have the chance to operate an archie. After Jumping off from an archie, world champion Zhang Jike said, "As it needs a few people work together, I understand more about teamwork."

   "We arranged two players live in a bedroom with four soldiers. They can help us supervise the players. I don't need confiscate their phones any more." Liu Guoliang said.  Endi