Former world table-tennis championship winner Fan Ying shows up at a pingpong competition held in Jiading district of Shanghai on June 18. [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
Former world table-tennis championship winner Fan Ying showed up at a pingpong competition held in Jiading district of Shanghai on June 18, to give his support to local players, local media reported.
Nearly 200 players from 27 pingpong teams of Shanghai took part in the contest, competing in groups, with teams from Nanxiang coming out on top.
The event was part of this year's Shanghai Citizen Sports Meet, aimed at promoting a healthy and low-carbon lifestyle among locals.
Nanxiang,one of the sponsors of the event, has always been committed to promoting sports, especially pingpong, and hosting many events annually, in a bid to promote the nationwide fitness campaign.