Age is just a number to these Olympians

To the world, Zeng “Tania” Zhiying is the Chilean table tennis player who has become a hit in Paris after making her Olympic debut at 58.

But for Felipe Aravena, Zeng is “just my mum”.

The 23-year-old was with six other family members and friends in the South Paris Arena on July 27 to cheer her on. And while Zeng lost 4-1 to Lebanon’s Mariana Sahakian in her opening match, Aravena, who is the younger of her two sons, was still beaming with pride.

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