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INTRODUCTION OF PING PONG PLAYERS SONG LYRICS,COMICS,QUIZZES & JOKES
China male players in
olympic Comics - The Olympian Torch
Ma Long, Zhang JiKe, Bearer
Fan ZhengDong and Xu Xin
Song - Colourful
MALAYSIA BADMINTON PLAYERS Olympic Jokes & Quizzes

Introduction of Malaysia players
Lee Zii Jia, Goh Liu Ying and
Chan Peng Soon

Organizational Chart

PLANNER

TAN YU JIAN

CONTENT EDITOR GRAPHICS LAYOUT COVER

LOO JO YEE MANDY OOI WONG XIN YUN TAN XUAN NI ERIN YEOH BEE ZHEN YUEN TANG CHUN PING

TEH ZHI HANG TUNG SOK POH CHOONG CHUN WEI LAU KAI XUAN THEN LI XIAN LIM YEAN LING LIM JO QI

CHAN WAN LING CARINE

BADMINTON

OLYMPIC

• BORN 29 MARCH 1998
• A MALAYSIAN BADMINTON PLAYER
• MEN'S SINGLES GOLD MEDALLIST AT

THE 2019 SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES
• WON THE 2021 ALL ENGLAND OPEN

BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP.

ACHIEVEMENTS
SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES
MEN'S SINGLES

YEAR VENUE OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

2019 MUNTINLUPA LOH 21–18, 21–18 GOLD
SPORTS KEAN YEW

COMPLEX,
METRO MANILA,

PHILIPPINES

BWF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
BOYS' SINGLES

YEAR VENUE OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

2016 BILBAO ARENA, CHICO AURA 19–21, 18–21 BRONZE
BILBAO, SPAIN DWIWARDOYO

LEE ZII JIA

MEN'S SINGLES

YEAR TOURNAMENT LEVEL OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

2018 CHINESE SUPER RIICHI 21–17, 16–21, WINNER
TAIPEI OPEN 21–11
300 TAKESHITA

2018 KOREA SUPER SON 16–21, 11–21 RUNNER-UP
MASTERS
300 WAN-HO

2021 ALL ENGLAND SUPER VIKTOR 30–29, 20–22, WINNER
OPEN
1000 AXELSEN 21–9

BWF INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE / SERIES (1 TITLE, 1 RUNNER-
UP)
MEN'S SINGLES

YEAR TOURNAMENT OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

2016 INDIA LAKSHY 13–11, 3–11, RUNNER-
2017 INTERNATIONAL A SEN 6–11, 6–11 UP

SERIES

POLISH SOONG 21–17, 21–16 WINNER

INTERNATIONAL JOO VEN

Goh Liu Ying ACHIEVEMENTS

•BORN 30 MAY 1989) OLYMPIC GAMES
•MALAYSIAN PROFESSIONAL BADMINTON MIXED DOUBLES
PLAYER
•CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE
TOP 10 MIXED DOUBLES PLAYER IN THE

WORLD WITH HER PARTNER, CHAN PENG

SOON.
•THEY WERE RANKED AS HIGH AS WORLD
NO. 3.
•THEY WON THE SILVER MEDAL AT

THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS

YEAR VENUE PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

RIOCENTRO - - TONTOWI SILVER

2016 PAVILION 4, CHAN AHMAD 14–21,
12–21
RIO DE JANEIRO, PENG SOON - LILIYANA

BRAZIL NATSIR

COMMON WEALTH GAMES
MIXED DOUBLES

YEAR VENUE PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESUL
T
2018 CARRARA CHAN SATWIKSAIRAJ 21–19,
SPORTS PENG SOON RANKIREDDY 21–19 BRONZE
AND - ASHWINI
LEISURE PONNAPPA
CENTRE,
GOLD
COAST,
AUSTRALIA

MIXED DOUBLES

YEAR VENUE PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

2010 SIRI FORT CHAN PENG -YOO YEON GOLD
INDOOR SOON SEONG
STADIUM, -KIM MIN 21–17, 20–
NEW DELHI, JUNG
INDIA 22, 21–19

SOUTHHEAST ASIAN GAMES

MIXED DOUBLES

YEAR VENUE PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESULT
BRONZE
GYM HALL 1, - SONGPHON
NATIONAL
2009 SPORTS CHAN ANUGRITAYAWON 18–21,
COMPLEX, -KUNCHALA 13–21
VIENTIANE, PENG SOON
LAOS VORAVICHITCHAIKU

L

SINGAPORE 21–18, SILVER

2015 INDOOR CHAN -PRAVEEN JORDAN 13–21,
STADIUM,
PENG SOON -DEBBY SUSANTO

SINGAPORE 23–25

BWF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

GIRLS' DOUBLES

YEAR VENUE PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

2007 THE TRUSTS NG HUI LIN -JUNG 11–21, 12–21 BRONZE
STADIUM, KYUNG-EU
WAITAKERE -YOO HYUN-
CITY, NEW YOUNG
ZEALAND

BWF WORLD TOUR (4 TITLES, 2 RUNNERS-UP)
MIXED DOUBLES

YEAR TOURNAMENT LEVEL PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

2018 THAILAND SUPER CHAN - DECHAPOL 21–15, WINNER
MASTERS 300 PENG PUAVARANU 14–21,
SOON KROH 21–16
-PUTTITA
SUPAJIRAKU
L

2018 AUSTRALIAN SUPER CHAN -SEO SEUNG- 12–21, RUNNER-
OPEN 300 PENG JAE 21–23 UP
SOON - CHAE YOO-
JUN

2018 U.S. OPEN SUPER CHAN -MARVIN WINNER
300 PENG
SOON EMIL SEIDEL 21–19,

-LINDA 21–15
EFLER

2018 INDONESIA SUPER CHAN -TONTOWI 17–21, RUNNER-
OPEN 1000 PENG AHMAD 8–21 UP
SOON -LILIYA
NANATSIR

2019 THAILAND SUPER CHAN -DECHAPOL 21–16, WINNER
MASTERS 300 PENG PUAVARANU 21–15
SOON KROH
- SAPSIREE
TAERATTAN
ACHAI

2019 NEW ZEALAND SUPER CHAN -PRAVEEN 21–14, WINNER
OPEN 300 PENG JORDAN 16–21,
SOON -MELATI 29–27
DAEVA
OKTAVIANTI

BWF SUPERSERIES (1 TITLE, 4 RUNNERS-UP)

YEAR TOURNAMENT PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESULT
JAPAN OPEN
2012 - MUHAMMAD 21–12,
2012 CHAN PENG RIJAL
2013 WINNER
SOON -LILIYANA
2016 NATSIR 21–19
2017 15–21,
CHINA OPEN CHAN PENG -XU CHEN 17–21 RUNNER-UP
SOON -MA JIN

- JOACHIM

MALAYSIA CHAN PENG FISCHER 13–21,
OPEN SOON
NIELSEN RUNNER-UP
MALAYSIA -CHRISTINNA
OPEN 18–21

PEDERSEN

- TONTOWI 21–23,
21–13,
CHAN PENG AHMAD 16–21 RUNNER-UP
RUNNER-UP
SOON -LILIYANA 21–18,
19–21,
NATSIR 16–21

ALL ENGLAND CHAN PENG -LU KAI
OPEN SOON -HUANG

YAQIONG

BWF GRAND PRIX (5 TITLES, 4 RUNNERS-UP)

MIXED DOUBLES

YEAR TOURNAMENT PARTNER OPPONENT SCORE RESULT

-FLANDY 23–25, RUNNER-
19–21 UP
2009 VIETNAM OPEN CHAN PENG LIMPELE
SOON -CHENG WEN-

HSING

MALAYSIA -TONTOWI 21–18, RUNNER-
CHAN PENG AHMAD 15–21, UP
2011 GRAND PRIX 19–21
SOON -LILIYANA 21–18, WINNER
GOLD NATSIR 14–21,
27–25 RUNNER-
2011 BITBURGER -THOMAS 20–22, UP
OPEN CHAN PENG LAYBOURN 21–12,
21–23
SOON -KAMILLA

RYTTERJUHL

-CHEN HUNG-

2012 AUSTRALIAN CHAN PENG LING
OPEN SOON -CHENG WEN-

HSING

MALAYSIA -IRFAN 21–12,
CHAN PENG FADHILAH
2012 GRAND PRIX WINNER
SOON -WENI
GOLD ANGGRAINI 21–14

-YUTA 21–14,

2015 RUSSIAN OPEN CHAN PENG WATANABE WINNER
SOON -ARISA
21–12

HIGASHINO

2016 THAILAND CHAN PENG -ZHENG SIWEI 17–21, RUNNER
2016 MASTERS SOON -CHEN 15–21 -UP
QINGCHEN
NEW WINNER
ZEALAND CHAN PENG -ZHENG SIWEI 21–19,
SOON -LI YINHUI 22–20
OPEN

BWF INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE/SERIES (2 TITLES, 1 RUNNER-UP)

MIXED DOUBLES

YEAR TOURNAMENT PARTNE OPPONENT SCORE RESULT
POLISH OPEN R
2015 -AKSHAY 28–26,
CHAN DEWALKAR 21–18 WINNER
PENG -PRADNYA
SOON GADRE

2015 ORLEANS CHAN -MATHIAS 21–11, RUNNER-
INTERNATIONAL PENG CHRISTIANSEN 17–21, UP
SOON -LENA GREBAK 19–21

INDIA WINNER

2017 INTERNATIONAL CHEN -ROHAN KAPOOR 21–19,
SERIES TANG JIE -KUHOO GARG 21–13

PING
PONG

OLYMPIC

• BORN 20 OCTOBER 1988
• CHINESE TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
• BORN IN ANSHAN, CHINA

MALONG

✓ HE IS THE FIRST MALE PLAYER TO COMPLETE A
CAREER DOUBLE GRAND SLAM AS THE OLYMPIC
GOLD MEDALIST IN MEN'S SINGLES IN 2016 AND 2020.
✓ HE IS ALSO CHAMPION IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
IN MEN'S SINGLES IN 2015 , 2017 AND 2019.

- HIS RECORDS LED THE INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS
FEDERATION TO NICKNAME HIM AS "THE DICTATOR" AND "THE
DRAGON"
- SINCE 2014, HE HAS BEEN THE CAPTAIN OF THE CHINESE
NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS MEN'S TEAM.

-BORN 16 FEBRUARY 1988
-HE WAS BORN IN QINGDAO, SHANDONG
-CHINESE TABLE TENNIS PLAYER.
-HIS FATHER IS A TABLE-TENNIS COACH.

• ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER, THE FIRST TIME ZHANG
PLAYED TABLE-TENNIS WAS ON MARCH 5, 1992, AT AGE OF 4.

• HE BECAME THE FOURTH MALE PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF

TABLE TENNIS TO ACHIEVE A CAREER GRAND SLAM WHEN HE

WON GOLD IN MEN'S SINGLES AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN

LONDON 2012. ZHANG

JIKE

✓ZHANG JI KE WON THE GRAND SLAM IN ONLY 445 DAYS. HE
WON, CONSECUTIVELY, FIRST WTTC 2011, THEN WORLD CUP
2011, AND THEN LONDON OLYMPICS 2012, WHICH MADE HIM
THE FASTEST PLAYER EVER TO WIN A GRAND SLAM.

✓ AFTER THE FIRST GRAND SLAM, HE WON WTTC 2013 AND
WORLD CUP 2014.

-BORN 22 JANUARY 1997
- BORN IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA
-CHINESE PROFESSIONAL TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
-CURRENTLY RANKED WORLD NO. 1 FOR MEN'S
SINGLES BY THE INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS
FEDERATION (ITTF).
✓ AFTER JOINING THE CHINESE NATIONAL TABLE
TENNIS TEAM IN 2012 AS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER
OF THE TEAM, HE WENT ON TO BECOME THE
YOUNGEST ITTF WORLD TOUR CHAMPION AND
THE YOUNGEST WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPION.
✓HE ACHIEVED THE TOP SPOT IN THE WORLD
RANKINGS AFTER HOLDING POSITION NO. 2 FOR 29
CONSECUTIVE MONTHS, STARTING FROM
NOVEMBER 2015.

FAN ZHENDONG

✓ HIS THICK-SET BUILD HAS LED FANS AND COMMENTATORS TO
AFFECTIONATELY REFER TO HIM AS "LITTLE FATTY“

✓ IN 2016, HE WON THE ITTF STAR POINT AWARD, AND HE WAS
NOMINATED FOR THE BEST MALE STAR AWARD EVERY YEAR
BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016.

• BORN 8 JANUARY 1990
• BORN IN XUZHOU, CHINA

Xu Xin

-CHINESE PROFESSIONAL TABLE TENNIS

PLAYER WHO IS RANKED WORLD NO. 2

FOR MEN'S SINGLES BY THE

INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS

FEDERATION (ITTF), AS OF APRIL 2020.

• HE HAS WON 17 WORLD TOUR SINGLES -HE FIRST REACHED HIS CAREER-HIGH

TITLES AND HAS WON THE WORLD SINGLES RANKING OF WORLD NO. 1 IN

CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MEN'S DOUBLES JANUARY 2013.

THRICE, MIXED DOUBLES TWICE, AND FIVE

TIMES IN THE TEAM EVENT.

• XU XIN IS ONE OF THE FEW PENHOLD

GRIP PLAYERS IN CHINA, ESPECIALLY

AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION WHO

ARE MOSTLY SHAKEHAND PLAYERS.

Comic

A book is a gift that lasts a lifetime.









Colourful

-Various Artists-

me ni wa mienai mono ga
The moment has come

kizuna o tsunaide todok hazu

hitomi no iro mo kuni mo kawasu kotoba mo koete
donnani hanaretete mo kokoro no iro ga mieru
kimi to sekai o wakai aeru sa

aruki da so to te o toriatte mezase
One Dream, One Team

Together we will be as one

Hold my hand, gimme a smile, wipe the tears off your
eyes

Together we stand, we shiggidy shine, tell everybody
that it’s time!

hitori janai nda toki o koe sora o koe
kodō no oto minna onajisa Yea yea

We are the flame and We are the light Passing
it over to you makes it bright

No looking back now keep moving on Sharing
the moment and sharing the love bokura ga

someru irozuku sekai e

No matter where you go
Let’s light up the world so Colorful

One Dream, One Team
Together we will be as one

We’re on One Team

OLYMPICS
JOKES

1. What lights up a soccer stadium

A: A socceratch

2. A: Why it’s so hot in a stadium after the Olympic games
are over?

B: I don’t know.

A: Because all the fans have left!

3. A:What did the hot dog say when it won a gold medal?
B: What?

A: I’m a wiener!

4. Q: Why did the Easter Bunny join the Olympics?

A: Because he heard that first place gets 24 carrots.

5. Q: Why couldn‘t the dog run in the marathon?

A: Because he wasn’t a part of the human race!

6. Q: What is the best part of an Olympic boxer‘s joke?

A: The punchline.

7. Q: Why couldn’t the bike finish the Olympic race?

A: It was two-tired.

8. Q: Why is basketball the messiest Olympic sport?

MAE:NBUecAause the players driMbbElNeUaCll over the court

U

O LY M P I C 5. Who is the father of the Modern
Olympics?
A. Abraham Lincon
B. Baron de Coubertin
C. Dodie Smith
D. Howard Hawks

6. Which country’s team always

marches last at the Opening

Ceremony of the Olympics?

A.Greece

ANSWER THE QUESTION B.The host country
C.USA

D.Zimbabwe

1. What country has hosted the
Olympics more times than 7. Which new event was
introduced at the 2000 Sydney
any other?
A.Great Britain C.Australia Olympics?
A. Decathlon
B.Greece D.USA B.Pentathlon

2. What continent has never C.Triathlon
hosted the Summer or D.Hockey

Winter Olympics?
A.North America C.Oceania 8. What sport was played for the
first time in the 2016 Rio
B.South America D.Africa
Olympics?

3. How many Olympic games A. Judo

has Michael Phelps B.Handball
Competed in C.Womens Rugby 7’s

A. 2 C. 4 D.Wrestling

B. 3 D. 5
9. What sport is making it’s return

4. When was the first torch to the Olympics in Rio after an
relay? 112 year absence?

A. 1924 C. 1936 A. Mens Double Trap
B. 1928 D. 1940 B.Steeplechase

C.Beach Volleyball

D.Golf

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