Table tennis, is the National Games really the highest "gold content" in the world?

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The singles of the World Table Tennis Championships, one of the two most important international table tennis events this year, 165438+ will be held in Houston, USA from October 23rd to 29th. Olympic Games and World Table Tennis Championships are top international events, and their status in the world is self-evident. This reminds me of some fans in China. In their view, the "gold content" of the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships is far lower than that of the National Games. Is that really the case?

1. The Olympic table tennis champion and the World Table Tennis Championship are widely respected internationally, but the National Games champion is not recognized internationally.

To discuss the "gold content" of the Olympic Games, the World Table Tennis Championships and the National Games, we must first measure it from the international status.

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In terms of international status, the Olympic Games is the highest, followed by the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup. For example, the Olympic champion is the most respected in the world, the World Table Tennis Championships is also the most respected in the world table tennis arena, and the World Cup champion is internationally recognized.

As we all know, ITTF also has a table tennis hall of fame. Those who can enter the Hall of Fame are the winners of many world champions. And how many national games titles he won, it is impossible for him to be selected into the International Table Tennis Hall of Fame. This shows that the international recognition of the champion of the National Games is not high.

Second, the Olympic table tennis champion has made the greatest contribution to the national honor, and the country also attaches the greatest importance to the Olympic champion.

Every Olympic Games, there will be a gold medal list. It not only represents a country's sports level, but also represents a country's comprehensive national strength.

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Specifically, the gold medal list of the Olympic Games is related to the honor of the country. Therefore, the country attaches the highest degree of importance to the Olympic champion, which is unmatched by the World Table Tennis Championships, and the champion of the National Games is far behind.

The winner of this year's Tokyo Olympic Games was awarded a high honor and economic reward by the state. For example, Chen Meng, after winning the Olympic women's singles championship, won the National Youth May 4th Medal and the National March 8th Red Flag Bearer. In contrast, Manyu Wang, the champion of this year's National Games, can only win the provincial prize, which is very different.

All these fully show that the Olympic champion has won great honor for the country, which is far from the champion of the National Games. At the same time, the personal honors obtained by the two men are also very different.

Third, only the technical difficulty is not the highest in the world in the National Games, but it is the highest in the ITTF year-end finals.

Some fans and friends may say that what you said above is "honor". On the technical level, the National Games is the highest in the world. Is that really the case?

This statement is based on the fact that the overall level of table tennis in China ranks first in the world. However, this does not mean that foreign high-level players have lost thousands of miles.

Let's start with the world rankings: China accounts for about half of the top 10 male and female table tennis players, and the other half is occupied by foreign players. From 10 to the top 20, foreign players account for the majority. Half of the top 20 players in the world can't attend our National Games. How can we assert that the "technical difficulty" of the National Games is the first in the world?

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Olympic table tennis singles, although a country is limited to two athletes, but also the top two players in this country. A country can only send five players to participate in the singles of the World Table Tennis Championships at most, but these five players were also the best five in the country at that time.

Both the two men in the Olympic Games and the five men in the World Table Tennis Championships are the best players selected by our country, representing the highest level of our country at that time. Therefore, it is illogical to think that the technical difficulty of the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships is lower than that of the National Games.

If you have to struggle with the level of the contestants, it is that the ITTF Tour year-end finals are the highest. Although its competition scale is relatively small, the top 16 players in the world suddenly joined the competition, which is impossible for the Olympic Games, the World Table Tennis Championships and the National Games. Isn't the technical difficulty of ITTF year-end finals higher than that of the National Games?

This article summarizes:

The Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships are top international events, and the National Games is a national competition. In terms of specifications, the National Games is far lower than the previous two sessions. In the international position, the Olympic Games is the highest, the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup are internationally recognized, but the National Games is not internationally recognized. Judging from the contribution to national honor, the Olympic champion will pull a few blocks more than the National Games champion. The individual honors and awards won by Olympic champions and National Games champions are also worlds apart. Judging from the "technical difficulty", the ITTF Tour year-end finals are the most difficult. Therefore, the so-called "the gold content of table tennis in the National Games is the highest in the world" is not in line with the facts, and it is a kind of "self-satisfaction" mentality.

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