This might be the best Paris 2024 story: Zeng Zhiying made her Olympics debut at 58-years old.
Born in China, she is now representing Chile in table tennis because of an incredible journey.
At age 18, she expected to go to the Olympics for her birth country, China, as one of the best players in the world.
But then table tennis changed out the two-sided paddles, and her game was thrown off.
She never made the team and became incredibly frustrated with the sport. She retired from the game as a player at age 20. Shortly after, she moved to Chile and coached various table tennis teams.
Then, in 2000, she decided to get a βreal jobβ and step away from the game. For 20 years, she didnβt play. Then, in COVID, she bought a table and started playing again.
She made it a goal to make the 2024 Olympics representing Chile. And, at age 58, she did it!
The human brain is crazy powerful, and it can prevent us from continuing something we loveΒ or help us persevere through times when the odds are heavily stacked against us.
What an inspiration to follow your dreams.
A British surgeon who has just returned from Gaza has spoken to ITV News' @ITVMartha about the horrors he saw, the injured children he tried to save and moments 'he cannot take out his headβ
https://t.co/EPgIlroUVt
If you're interested in the Kate Middleton story, the Spanish press are reporting her operation wasn't planned, she was in a coma, intubated and at one point doctors feared she would die. The Spanish press are saying there is a blackout in the UK media on it..
Where is the money?
My childhood was poor, but there were libraries, swing parks, youth clubs, swimming baths, Lidos, housing, police on the street, NHS Dentists, Doctor app the same day, milk in schools, free school dinners. Fewer tax payers, & fewer taxes. Where is the money?