The 2024 WTT in Busan is about to kick off on February 16th, and all the current celebrities are seriously preparing for or focusing on this important event, while some of the retired patriarchs are actually not idle.
Recently, the two legends of the table tennis world once again gathered together to participate in activities and visit young athletes – these two people are not small, once were the strongest rivals of the Chinese table tennis team, won countless championships, many times to beat Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, and other mainstays of the Chinese table tennis team: who? Swedish Grand Slam Waldner, world champion Persson is also! Do you still remember them?
Athletic career
Speaking of Waldner, Persson’s name, back then in the ping world can be said to be very famous, the two debut in the 1980s soon after the emergence of the two, and later both became European Champion, World Champion, at one time, the Chinese table tennis team men’s team was firmly suppressed, and later it is a “long time to standby” in the 21st century, the threat is much greater than today’s Harimoto Tomokazu and others.
In his decades-long career, Waldner achieved the first Grand Slam in the history of the ping world, and Persson also won many gold medals at the World Championships, and their confrontation with Chinese players has become a timeless classic.
Life after retirement
Although the tournament did not take place, Waldner still pays close attention to the development of the world of ping pong and often participates in the game commentary or other activities, and this time, together with Persson, they met with Denmark’s Linde and others – judging from the photos, Linde looks very happy standing in the middle of the two great seniors, and must be feeling full of happiness as well.
As mentioned before, the Busan WTT is about to start, Persson will again lead the Swedish men’s team to meet the Chinese table tennis team again, and Lao Wa may also show up in Korea, but his arrangement is relatively elusive, so let’s wait and see what happens!
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