CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- On June 1, the China-US Amateur Table Tennis Club Friendship Tournament was held at the Chongqing Sports Center. Five athletes from the US Maryland Table Tennis Club and five athletes from the Chongqing Table Tennis United competed in mixed team championships, comparing skills and promoting cultural exchanges.

Liu Dawei, Chairman of the Table Tennis Association in Chongqing, said that holding a friendship tournament not only provides table tennis enthusiasts from Chongqing with an opportunity to exchange with and learn from international players, but also builds a platform for friendship and cooperation between table tennis enthusiasts from China and the United States.

The reporter learned that the US Maryland Table Tennis Club came to Chongqing this time led by Cheng Yinghua, the general manager of the club. Cheng Yinghua is a meritorious table tennis player from Chongqing who has won several national championships in cooperation with world champion Chen Longcan.

Cheng Yinghua, invited to Chongqing for exchange with his team, also hoped to build more bridges to enhance the exchanges between the United States and China through the power of youth. "The charm of sports lies in jointly pursuing the happiness of sports and the soaring of spirit by transcending national borders and languages," said Cheng Yinghua, adding that he came with five young people to participate in the friendship tournament and this is their first visit to China.

The reporter saw at the event that many table tennis enthusiasts from Chongqing came to watch the competition. "This friendship tournament is very interesting, everyone communicates with each other, and we can see a very harmonious atmosphere," Mr. Zhang, a citizen, told the reporter.

He Xiao, Secretary General of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, said that table tennis is a sport with passion and skills, interactive and interesting, which is deeply loved by the general public and has played a positive role in many historic moments. It is an important symbol and bond of folk sports and cultural exchanges between China and the United States.

"The Chinese Table Tennis Association is willing to work hand in hand with table tennis associations from various provinces and cities to continue to carry forward the spirit of 'ping-pong diplomacy', promote table tennis around the world through various international events and civil activities, and provide a platform for table tennis enthusiasts from all over the world to learn and exchange to share the happiness and passion brought by table tennis," said He Xiao. (Translated by Hu Chuanmin, Fathom Language Limited)