So I was a little disappointed that table tennis, China’s national 
sport, only had four categories: singles and doubles for each gender. Not even mixed doubles. China could have really cleaned up if they had categories such as micro paddle, light-up ball, blindfolded, beach, synchronized, etc. I would have liked to see a bracket just for rice importing nations.
But China got four gold medals, not a chink in the armor (pun totally intended.) I wonder what “national sport” means. Do they have bubble gum cards of the stars? “I got a Wip Yu rookie card!” Is there controversy? You know: pine tar, steroids, corked paddles. Do they have movies like “Pressboard of Dreams?” Are there sayings like 21 whiffs and yer out? 4th set “stretch” for the fans?
OK, I could go on, but I think that’s enough of that. Congrats to China for their ping pong domination.
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