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Five Olympians Headline Fields For U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Trials

USA Table Tennis, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, January 26, 2016 – Five Olympians including 2012 team members Timothy Wang and Lily Zhang headline the men’s and women’s fields announced today by USA Table Tennis for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Trials at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s Special Events Center February 4-6.

Joining them in the fields for the debut of a unique Trials format featuring three-one day tournaments, with a male and female winner qualifying each day, are 2004 Olympic teammates Mark Hazinski, 30, of Plano, Tex. and Ilija Lupulesku, 48, of Chicago, along with 2008 Olympian Chen Wang, 42, of New York. Visit USA Table Tennis to read the full press release.

Stop by the Butterfly Booth at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials for your chance to Win a SmartPong Table Tennis Robot.

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