Table tennis Olympic champion Ding Ning embarks on new chapter as school principal

Three-time table tennis Olympic gold medallist Ding Ning has been appointed as principal of the Xiannongtan Sports School in Beijing.

The 35-year-old refined her skills at the prestigious institution, which nurtured other great table tennis stars from the People's Republic of China, too, including Ma Long and Zhang Yining.

The school also provides talent training in gymnastics, athletics, tennis, weightlifting, women's football, and rugby.

With Olympic gold medals, World Championships titles, and World Cup victories under her belt, Ding became a household name in table tennis.

The so-called “Queen of Hearts” was crowned singles World Champion three times (2011, 2015, 2017) and went on to claim three singles World Cup titles (2011, 2014, 2018).

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