Although table tennis giant Liu Guoliang did not include gold medalists Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng in the Paris Olympic lineup, China's table tennis athletes still have remarkable strength. Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu, Liang Jingmiao, Lin Shidong and other powerhouse players joined forces to advance to the last eight, while Japanese Chinese youngster Misaki Ito from Sichuan and Japanese teenager Tomomi Zhang, who has a peculiar serving position, regretted to go out.
At 21:30 that night, CCTV5 presents you with a sports feast.
The channel will also feature highlights from the Paris Olympics, such as our female tennis player Zheng Qinwen winning the women's singles tennis crown and the diving dream team winning the women's 3-meter board gold medal.
Lock on to CCTV Sports Event Channel (CCTV5+) at 12.30pm for live coverage of the Men's Singles and Women's Singles Quarter-Finals of the World Table Tennis Major League Championships in Macau, China.
As night falls, at 19:30, CCTV5+ brings you live coverage of the 25th round of the 2024 CFA Super League, with veteran team Shanghai Shenhua challenging Zhejiang away from home. Shanghai Shenhua leads the table with 61 points, thanks to high-level foreign aid and international players such as Wu Xi and Yu Hanchao, while Zhejiang follows with 32 points.
CCTV5+ will also record Olympic events, including Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan winning gold medals in individual gymnastics, and European powerhouse Italy's women beating the US women's volleyball team to win the title.
CCTV Sports Client CCTV5APP will broadcast the Hong Kong Badminton Open and WTT Championships China Macau live to cheer for our badminton athletes.
The U20 Women's World Cup one-eighth final will also be broadcast live on CCTV5APP, with Germany battling Argentina at 5:30 a.m. and Asian side CHAOXIAN facing Austria. At 9 a.m., Japan's women's soccer team challenges Nigeria, and France plays the Netherlands.
