BEIJING, June 17 – China announced its Olympic table tennis squad in a news conference of the State General Administration of Sports on Tuesday.

“Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Wang Liqin will play for the Men's team, while Guo Yue, Zhang Yining and Wang Nan will play for the Women's team,” Liu Fengyan, director of the National Table Tennis and Badminton Center of the State General Administration of Sports, told the press.

He also added, “The substitutes will be Chen Qi for the Men's team, and Li Xiaoxia for the Women's team.”

According to Liu, the Chinese table tennis Men's team will have a one-month training in Xiamen from June 21, while at the same time the Women's team is to take the practice run in Zhengding.

CANET, France – Olympic-bound swimmers Colin Russell of Oakville and Tobias Oriwol of Montreal both reached the podium on June 15 to conclude the third and final stop on the Mare Nostrum circuit.

In Men’s 200m freestyle, Polish athlete Pavel Korzeniowski won Gold medal clocking one minute and 48.02 seconds.

BELMEKEN, Bulgaria – Raw talent, tough-minded ambition and an attractive personality have made wrestler Stanka Zlateva a hot property at a time when sport in Bulgaria desperately needs new heroes.

Wrestling is hugely popular in Bulgaria, where it has been practiced since ancient times.

(MALAYSIA): Three-time champions Pakistan were defeated 3-5 by Belgium in a thrilling match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament on May 14.

Due to its failure to win, Pakistan lost out on golden chance to qualify for the finals.

Belarus opposes to some politicians’ proposals to boycott the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, a senior official said on April 29.

“Belarus trusts that the Beijing Olympic Games will be a success and an opportunity for boosting friendship among world people,” Alexander Grigorova, Belarussian Minister for Sports and Tourism, told the opening ceremony of an exhibition in Minsk for the August Games.

Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Wu Hongbin said that the Games belong not to the Chinese people, but all the human beings around the globe.