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Describes the ball games of the Olympic Games and previews the athletic competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. ... Read more

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Chapters: Olympic Table Tennis Players of Taiwan, Chiang Peng-Lung, Chen Jing, Chang Yen-Shu, Chuan Chih-Yuan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Chiang Peng-Lung (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Jing Pénglóng) is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player representing Chinese Taipei. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15342520 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Olympic Table Tennis Players of Serbia, Olympic Table Tennis Players of Serbia and Montenegro, Biba Golic, Ilija Lupulesku, Aleksandar Karakašević, Slobodan Grujić, Borislava Perić. Excerpt: Biljana "Biba" Goli ( "" ) (born November 9, 1977, Senta, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian table tennis player. She has become one of the game's top players and is known around the world for her intense play and beautiful looks. Biba Golic began playing tabletennis at age 9, becoming a member of the Serbian National Cadet team at age 12. She continued playing in the Serbia senior national system for 10 years. Biba became the Balkan Champion in Mixed Doubles, a 2-time Yugoslavian Singles Champion and the Mediterranean Doubles Champion. In 2002 she joined the Bundes League in Germany, where she played for one year. Biba is Killerspin Krew (Athletes sponsored by Killerspin) member. Biba attended Texas Wesleyan University for 18 months, on an athletic scholarship. At Texas Wesleyan, Biba became the National Collegiate Champion in singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team tabletennis, and was also named the teams Most Valuable Player. She transferred to the Illinois Institute of Technology, and was the No. 2 ranked NCAA women's player. Since becoming one of the anchors of the "Killerspin Krew," Biba has used her talents to play competitively, as well as to serve as a spokesperson and heighten the popularity and awareness of the sport. Often called the "Anna Kournikova of table tennis," Biba was named as one of the "Sexiest Women in Sports" by ESPN in 2005. She has regularly participated in special events, where she performs spectacular exhibition matches, and has made numerous appearances on television news and profile shows, and most recently in Hollywood f... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17511480 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on January 1, 1992. The length of the article is 495 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Table tennis. (Demonstration Sports) (includes related article) (The 1991 ISSOG: Special Olympics International)
Author: Julian Stein
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1992
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v8Issue: n2Page: p30(2)

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