2024-07-29 04:10:27
Table tennis player Zeng Jingye, who participated in the Olympics at the age of 58, said, ‘Dreams have come true.’ Having already lost the competition, Zeng retired. However, the athlete is very excited to participate in the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’.
Zeng is a Chinese citizen by birth. When he was 20, he moved to Chile. Where he spent the last 35 years. Zeng represented Chile at the Paris Olympics. Zheng retired from China and went to Chile. He could not play in Chile due to various reasons.
According to a report by the Japan Times, Zeng dreamed of returning to table tennis during the Covid-19 pandemic and started practicing. She quickly rose up the rankings and established herself as the best female player in South America. After that, his destination was fixed until the Paris Olympics.
On Saturday, she lost 4-1 to Lebanon’s Mariana Sahakian in qualifying. But still, Zeng is very happy with his participation in the Olympics, ‘After 30 years, I have returned to table tennis. At this age, the dream of playing in the Olympics has come true. I try to give my best in every competition. This time was no exception.’
Zheng, however, is not the oldest female athlete participating in this year’s Games. Luxembourg’s Nie Zealien has set a record in table tennis at the age of 61. Zeng got the chance to play for China when he was only 16 years old. But four years later he was forced to leave the game after moving to Chile. After that, he coached school children for a few days in his new life in Chile. Then he opened his own business.
In the corner of the heart there was a separate place for table tennis. Returning to that love, he is playing in events like the Olympics. Zeng will turn 62 after four years. Zeng does not dream of another Olympic Games. But he has informed that he will continue to play as long as his body supports him. Zeng proved that age is just a number.