Ma Long, who is still an active player, has become the vice chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, and the outside world is concerned about when he will retire

The Chinese Table Tennis Association underwent a management change on the 23rd, and Ma Long, who is still an active player, became the vice president, and the outside world is concerned about when the six-time Olympic gold medalist will choose to retire. The 36-year-old announced his retirement from the world rankings at the end of last year, but he will still compete in the National Games at the end of this year, but he has already made it clear that it will definitely be the last.

Ma Long will still play in the National Games at the end of this year

After being elected vice chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, he was interviewed by CCTV and said that he would leave the question of whether to retire to time, "(If you step into a new chapter of your life,) you can't achieve it as you want, no matter what choices or plans you make, it will not be more exciting than (doing) athletes." ”

Ma Long has been in the professional table tennis world for nearly 20 years, and is the only player in the military world who has played a "double Grand Slam" performance, and has won two or more singles championships in the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup.

Ma Long has won a total of 6 gold medals in 4 Olympic Games so far

The eternal "Dragons" in the hearts of this fan, even if it lacks a grand farewell, will remain in the hearts of the audience for a long time. Ma Long once said: "One day, time will cover a person's experience and honor, I hope everyone can remember that in the table tennis world of the 21st century, there was an Anshan pony." ”