Location:
Beijing, ,
Post Date:
Jun 12, 2019 4:08 AM
TAG ID:
xnaphotostwo049147
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Credit:
Xinhua News Agency/Newscom
Format:
2976 x 4258 Color JPEG
Keywords:
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Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
(190612) -- BEIJING, June 12, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Combo picture shows the men's table tennis team of China posing with the trophy after winning the 2018 ITTF World Team Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, May 6, 2018 (top) and the women's table tennis team of China posing with the trophy after winning the 2018 ITTF World Team Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, May 5, 2018. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). On April 5, 1959, Rong Guotuan won the champion of the men's singles event at the 25th ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, Germany, becoming China's first ever world champion. Chinese players have made more achievements during the 60 years since then. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)