Former Chinese World Champion Fang Bo Registers to Play for Kazakhstan
Former Chinese world champion Fang Bo has registered to play for Kazakhstan in World Table Tennis events, the 34-year-old announced on social media. While he will represent Kazakhstan in partnership with the Nomad Table Tennis Academy with WTT events expected to start in June, Fang clarified he still holds Chinese nationality and will not compete in the three major events: the Olympics, World Championships and World Cup. Meanwhile, Zhang Yudong announced his competitive return on Tuesday, and legendary players Ma Long and Xu Xin arrived at China's national training base in Chengdu as hitting partners ahead of the World Team Championships.