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5 Famous Female Table Tennis Player of All Time
Ding Ning
Nationality: Chinese
Playing style: Left-handed, shakehand grip
Born: 20 June 1990
Height: 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Olympic medals: 4 (3x gold, 2016 Singles Champion)
World cup medals: 10 (10x gold, 3x Singles Champion)
We’ll start off this list with the Queen, Ding Ning. Having retired this year to pursue a master’s degree in physical education, she’s the last female player ever to achieve the “Table Tennis Grand Slam” (she has won the Olympics in 2016, the World cup 3 times, and the World Table Tennis Championship 3 times as well).
Qiao Hong
Nationality: Chinese
Playing style: Right-handed, shake hand grip
Born: November 21, 1968
Height: 1,62m (5 ft 4 in)
Olympic medals: 4 (2x gold, 2x doubles winner)
World cup medals: 4 (1992 Doubles Champion, alongside Deng Yaping)
At number 4, we have a very skillful offensive player. She was inducted into the ITTF hall of fame in 2005, and it’s easy to understand why. She boasts a total of 6 gold medals across the Olympics and the World cup, and when paired with Deng Yaping as a doubles couple, they were virtually unbeatable, possibly the best female doubles partnership of all time. Her playstyle was versatile and feel-based, she had an excellent touch on the ball and great shot IQ. She could open with spin, then pressure with strong drives on both wings. When attacked, she would try to block, then counter the next ball, as her game was based mostly on consistency, this way, she minimized unforced errors. She thrived at high-speed exchanges and was more of a rally player than a 3rd ball attacker.

Zhang Yining
Nationality: Chinese
Playing style: Right-handed, shake hand grip
Born: October 5, 1981
Height: 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Olympic medals: 4 (4x gold, 2004, 2008 Singles Champion)
World cup medals: 7 (4x gold, 4x Singles Champion)
The number 3 spot goes to my favorite player on this list: Zhang Yining.Zhang Yining has had an amazing career, and she is possibly the player who dominated their era the hardest, as she was ranked number 1 for 6 years in a row, except for two months in 2008.She won four Olympic gold medals, ten World Championships and four World Cups.

Wang Nan
Nationality: Chinese
Playing style: Left-handed, shake hand grip
Born: October 23, 1978
Height: 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Olympic medals: 5 (4x gold, 2000 Singles Champion)
World cup medals: 7 (5x gold, 4x Singles Champion)
A very clear backhand dominant player, Wang Nan liked to take her shots over the bounce before they reached their maximum height.Her game plan was to get into the rally and pressure her opponent with blistering fast backhand punches and explosive loops, with amazing control and placement. She would stand near the middle of the table, where she would dominate and send bullets to every part of the opponent’s half, giving them very little time to react and forcing them on the back foot. This intelligent and effective way of playing the game led to young age in out county that al

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Burning fossil fuels for heating and cooking,
generating electricity and powering vehicles
releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Deforestation (destruction of forests)
releases carbon dioxide and reduces the
number of trees able to capture carbon
dioxide from the atmosphere.
Reduction of biodiversity creates an unstable
ecosystem. Nature loss leads to ecosystems
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Changes in
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